05/12/2026
I was so excited to hear Anne Hathaway reportedly pushed for size diversity in The Devil Wears Prada 2. She’s right to question why the ‘narrow ideal’ is still the default.👎🏻
I saw the movie Friday, and while the visual diversity was there, the script felt stuck in 2006. There’s a moment where Meryl Streep’s character mocks body positivity, asking, ‘What is there to be positive about?’ while puffing her cheeks out to mimic ‘chubbiness.’ Bodies should never be a “punchline.” 😡
Adding diverse bodies in the background means nothing if the script still treats them as a joke.👎🏻
Mimicking fatness as a sign of ‘disdain’ is a tired trope that reinforces weight stigma.👎🏻
Challenging weight stigma requires more than just a casting call; it requires a shift in how we talk about human value.👈🏻
If the film wanted to truly embrace diversity, they would have realized Have you seen the movie yet? Did this sit wrong for you too? that body positivity isn’t a joke—it’s a necessity in an industry that has excluded so many for so long.
Have you seen the movie yet? Did that scene sit wrong for you too?🤔🤔 Lmk.👇🏻
