체형의 문화적 의미: Fat PigCultural Meanings of Body Type: Fat Pig
- Other Titles
- Cultural Meanings of Body Type: Fat Pig
- Authors
- 박용남
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- 서울대학교 미국학연구소
- Keywords
- 《팻 피그》; 닐 라뷰트; 체형; 외모지상주의; 비만공포; 편견; Fat Pig; Neil LaBute; body type; lookism; fat-phobia; prejudice
- Citation
- 미국학, v.38, no.2, pp.233 - 250
- Indexed
- KCI
OTHER
- Journal Title
- 미국학
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 233
- End Page
- 250
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/95493
- DOI
- 10.18078/amstin.2015.38.2.010
- ISSN
- 1229-4381
- Abstract
- This article aims to analyze the socio-cultural meanings of personal body-size in American culture represented in Neil LaBute’s acclaimed play, Fat Pig. According to ‘lookism,’ fat people are subject to social prejudices, such as “idle,” “irresponsible,” “incompetent,” even “abnormal,” which is derogative. Because of this, many people, especially women are oppressed by the ‘cult of thinness’ in American ‘fat-phobic’ society. This ‘fat-shame’ culture based on false ‘beauty myth’ functions as a modern oppression against individuals.
In Fat Pig, Tom is tormented by his peers just because he is dating with an obese woman, Helen. Although Tom doesn’t agree with their prejudices against Helen and he dearly loves her, he cannot but to leave her at a beach party eventually. He is not strong enough to fight against the powerful social prejudice, ‘lookism.’ Fat Pig shows ‘lookism’ in American culture can be very oppressive and even violent against innocent individuals.
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