Stranger Things actor slams Hollywood for mistreating fat actors

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23rd Jun, 2022. 09:59 pm
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Shannon made a post on twitter slamming Hollywood for not casting fat actors to play iconic fat characters
She added that that Hollywood just need big name stars
Her remarks came just minutes after a photo of Emma Thompson wearing a fat suit in the upcoming Matilda remake went viral on social media.

Stranger Things star Shannon Pastor recently blasted Hollywood for not hiring “fat actors” to play “iconic fat characters,” claiming that they are denied “upward mobility.”

Shannon, who also played the popular character of Barb on hit Netflix series, turned to Twitter to give her opinion on not hiring fat actors.

“They’re not hiring fat actors for iconic fat characters because they want a big name star,” she wrote.

Shannon continued, “There are almost no fat big name stars because fat actors aren’t allowed upward mobility. “We aren’t allowed upward mobility because the industry sees us as two-dimensional set pieces.”

Stranger Things star slams Hollywood on mistreatment of fat actors: Pic

Her remarks came just minutes after a photo of Emma Thompson wearing a fat suit in the upcoming Matilda remake went viral on social media.

On the post, fans expressed similar sentiments, with one user writing, “Preach!”

Another fan said, “It makes me sad too, because there are a lot of talented fat actors, and we are fine playing villains, because we want diverse and complex roles on par with those who fit societal standards, as long as we stop being typecasted in roles that are negative BECAUSE we are fat.”

Stranger Things actor slams Hollywood for mistreating fat actors

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