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Podcast: Fats on Film
Episode: Avengers: Endgame (2019) with Sarah Miles
Description: Major content / trigger warning for eating disorders, diet culture, diets and eating habits and exercise regimes.
Fat Thor was an interesting contribution to the Marvel landscape especially against the usual physiques we are used to seeing in the superhero genre. Myself and guest Sarah Miles discuss the impact of the pressure to look like a superhero in our society pushed by the media. And how Endgame treats its "strongest avenger" while he is dealing with major grief and trauma which has manifested into a larger body.
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