Full disclosure: I did not watch every bit of the Fargo miniseries on FX. I watched the first handful of episodes and enjoyed watching the Coen Brothers’ world come alive on the small screen. Then something very bad happened to an animal and I couldn’t bring myself to finish the rest of the season. Anyway, the acting was pretty great on Fargo. The show won best miniseries at the Critics Choice TV awards. Allison Tolman won best supporting actress for playing police detective Molly, and she was also nominated for an Emmy. Do you think she’ll win? She has a good shot.
Allison is a very vocal presence on Twitter. She recently shut down a heckler who commented on her weight. You can see the whole Twitter fight at Pajiba, but here are a few quick highlights:
(1) For f—‘s sake, internet- I’m not fat, I’ve just been wearing this GIANT EFFING COAT FOR 8 WEEKS ON YOUR TELEVISION. pic.twitter.com/l5MUSqKCOG
(2) I’m not sad, y’all. My points are: A- Christ on a cracker, stop defining women by size. B- I’m AVERAGE- women on TV are TINY. #realtalk
[From Allison Tolman on Twitter]
Allison sat down for a follow-up interview with HuffPo. She will no longer tolerate the verbal abuse that women’s bodies receive on a daily basis. She will not be silenced:
“Body-shaming is something I feel really strongly about,” Tolman said. “I think about my niece, I think about my friends who have daughters being on the Internet and reading these things, and it just makes me furious. It makes me so angry.”
The actress is also aware that her opinion is likely lost on the people who spew negativity, but she said making even a small dent in the dialogue about women and size is important.
“While I know that me saying something to someone on the Internet and sassing somebody back doesn’t actually do anything to them — I don’t think I’m going to change anyone’s mind, obviously — but I’m hoping that if that’s part of the conversation, people saying nasty things to women, maybe we can also make part of the conversation women saying back, ‘It’s really none of your business, shut up,'” she said.
[From HuffPo]
Allison also says that she’s tired of women receiving so much grief for their “imperfect” bodies when men rarely get called out for the same reason. She’s correct. Men who carry a few extra pounds are referred to as lovable, chubby types. Teddy bears. Everyday guys. Women get called “fatties.” Young girls and teenagers are watching all of this go down. They need to know that women will not settle for this crap.
Good on Allison for speaking up. No one on Twitter called out any less-than-svelte Fargo male actors. They were only picking on the woman wearing a bulky coat.
Photos courtesy of FX Networks & WENN
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