In the brief clip, Black’s character, Dewey Finn, talks to student Tomika, played by a 10-year-old Maryam Hassan, about her fear of getting out in front of a crowd and belting out her beautiful voice. She worried others would laugh “because fat.”Maryam Hassan as Tomika, Caitlin Hale as Martha and Jack Black as Dewey in "School of Rock."“Tomika, hey, you’ve got something everybody wants,” he tells her with a tone of sincerity. “You’ve got talent, girl.
And then, just to make sure Tomika understands that weight and worth aren’t the same, he says, “You know who else has a weight issue? Me. But once I get up onstage, start doing my thing, people worship me! Because I’m sexy — and chubby — man.”When Tomika asks why he doesn’t just go on a diet, he adds, “Because I like to eat. Is that such a crime?”
It’s a strong statement that’s being watched by a whole new audience on social media thanks to Hamish Steele, the animator and creator behind the upcoming Netflix series “DeadEndia.” I see even well meaning people be like"you never know someone's story... maybe they eat because of depression, or poverty, or genetics" and I'm like??? It's also totally fine if they just like to eat a lot? It's none of your business and fat people have value regardless?
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