@inbook{ba97fe0b5a4e41c0960766ca0aeab143,
title = "{"}Blond, Pink, and Porky{"}.: The Dehumanisation of Fat Characters Eating Sweets in British 20th-Century Children's Book Classics",
abstract = "In several English-language classics, a common denominator for depictions of fat characters is a gluttonous overeating of sweets. In this chapter, we study how the portrayal of sweets-eating boys in Roald Dahl{\textquoteright}s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) and J.K. Rowling{\textquoteright}s Harry Potter series (1997{\textendash}2007) reinforce stereotype notions through likening or transforming gluttonous fat characters into animals, particularly pigs. This results in a dehumanisation triggering a stereotypical view not only on the fat characters, but also on pigs. Drawing on theoretical views from the fields of fat studies and animal studies, we analyse the meanings and social implications of creating and repeating this stereotype.",
author = "{\AA}sa Warnqvist and Mia {\"O}sterlund",
year = "2025",
month = apr,
day = "25",
doi = "10.4324/9781003570035-11",
language = "English",
series = "Children's Literature and Culture",
publisher = "Routledge",
pages = "124--138",
editor = "Sabine Planka and Corina L{\"o}we",
booktitle = "Cultural Perspectives on Sweets in Children's Literature and Media",
address = "United Kingdom",
}