I’m not saying that all my peers set out to make fun of fat people. But that doesn’t make their shows safe spaces
I was spying anonymously in a Facebook fan group for a well-known comedy podcast when I saw a post alleging that a popular feminist comedian was making really offensive fat jokes as part of her show. It was a warning to others, advising them not to go and see the show. The author also asked the group if anyone could recommend comedians who don’t do “fat jokes”.
I started thinking: who would I recommend? (Apart from myself, of course, but if I recommend myself too many times in that group, they’ll start to realise that it’s me behind the fake name.)
Sofie Hagen is a writer and comedian
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