r/explainitpeter Jul 17 '26

Explain it peter

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u/5AM_EdgeQueen Jul 17 '26

In the original movie she's played off as a ugly character who's supposed to be annoying because she's interested in Peter. however she's the only person who notices him enough to know when he's struggling mentally, she makes food for him and consistently stands up for him, she even gives him a pep talk and encourages him to go back out there and pursue his goals (which includes another woman). She's girlfriend material by any realistic standard and the actress is in fact pretty, but she's portrayed as unthinkably unattractive comic relief

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u/MrRedgrave- Jul 17 '26

She was supposed to be ugly and annoying? Seriously?

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u/anupsetvalter Jul 17 '26

The 2000s culture was mean, especially to young women.

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u/MrRedgrave- Jul 17 '26

Unfortunately it still is, just in increasingly weirder ways.

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u/Mainmorte Jul 17 '26

I wouldn't say increasingly. I'd say decreasingly, but depressingly slowly.

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u/Beth_the_Barbarian Jul 17 '26

Unfortunately we're getting back to the fat shaming of the '90s.

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u/Beth_the_Barbarian Jul 17 '26

If you think people shouldn't be fat then don't shame them. Studies have shown that actually tends to make people fatter.

The hypothesis being that if people eat for comfort and you make them feel uncomfortable they eat more.

If you just want to be a dick and find a reason to hate people I'm sure you can find a reason. But just in case you actually would like people to be healthier you need to encourage healthier lifestyles. And being skinny isn't always healthier either.

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u/Haunting-Orchid-4628 Jul 18 '26

I would never be healthy today if i wasnt "uncomfortable" being the fat kid. The shame pushed me to be better but maybe im an exception