Osmosis Jones: Fatness, God, and the Myth of The Seven Deadly Sins.
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I have a theory behind why people think Hannah Gadsby is not funny. When you see a fat woman on stage, you immediately project your expectations onto her. You assume she will make a few jokes about her unsuccessful love life. That she will lament about her struggle with food, binge eating, and weight. Then most of all, you expect her to engage in the kind of self-deprecating humor that makes you feel good about yourself. But Hannah Gadsby said no, fuck that, you will hear what my neurodivergent self has to say. You will listen and you will laugh, even when I tell you the punchline before the joke. And when that awareness kicks in, your laughter will deepen and your soul will know that I am a god! But that was not what you expected, so you allowed your preconceived notions shield you from her genius which is why you can tell the bald-faced lie that she is not funny but will roll on the floor laughing at the depiction of Frank in Osmosis Jones and other similar characters because they do not transgress, they do not push you, and most of all, because they help reinforce the myth that you, as long as you are smaller, you are moral, you are healthy, you are better. As this is what you want to hear, you laugh as your heart nods in agreement. Well, tough shit. Hello, my name is Irawooluwatan and I am The Tired Insomniack. Today, I want to talk about Osmosis Jones: Fatness, God, and the Myth of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Osmosis Jones: Fatness, God, and the Myth of The Seven Deadly Sins.
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Osmosis Jones: Fatness, God, and the Myth of The Seven Deadly Sins.
I have a theory behind why people think Hannah Gadsby is not funny. When you see a fat woman on stage, you immediately project your expectations onto her. You assume she will make a few jokes about her unsuccessful love life. That she will lament about her struggle with food, binge eating, and weight. Then most of all, you expect her to engage in the kind of self-deprecating humor that makes you feel good about yourself. But Hannah Gadsby said no, fuck that, you will hear what my neurodivergent self has to say. You will listen and you will laugh, even when I tell you the punchline before the joke. And when that awareness kicks in, your laughter will deepen and your soul will know that I am a god! But that was not what you expected, so you allowed your preconceived notions shield you from her genius which is why you can tell the bald-faced lie that she is not funny but will roll on the floor laughing at the depiction of Frank in Osmosis Jones and other similar characters because they do not transgress, they do not push you, and most of all, because they help reinforce the myth that you, as long as you are smaller, you are moral, you are healthy, you are better. As this is what you want to hear, you laugh as your heart nods in agreement. Well, tough shit. Hello, my name is Irawooluwatan and I am The Tired Insomniack. Today, I want to talk about Osmosis Jones: Fatness, God, and the Myth of the Seven Deadly Sins.