Your Fat Friend Documentary examines the way fat people are seen on screen BBC.com
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News Summary
- Your Fat Friend follows author and podcaster Aubrey Gordon from her first brutally honest online post
- The documentary explores what happened after her post went viral
- Actress Siobhan McSweeney is lending her support to a new documentary looking to give fat people a fairer and more balanced portrayal in media
By Sophie van BrugenEntertainment reporterSiobhan McSweeney is best known for her role in Derry GirlsWhy are fat characters so often the butt of the joke or the focus of pity? A new documentary r [+6850 chars]