They Will Never Be Shown
July 16th, 2025 Barry Posted in Becky Hawkins collaborations, Fat Acceptance | No Comments »
A cartoon by me and Becky Hawkins.
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has five panels. All feature the same woman, a fat woman with neck-length blonde hair.
PANEL 1
A fat woman has just exited a grocery store carrying a bag of groceries. A thin couple, walking out behind her, looks at her scornfully. The fat woman doesn’t turn to face them, but we can see in her expression that she’s overhearing their conversation.
THIN MAN: Oh my god, just look at her! Does she ever exercise?
THIN WOMAN: She must have zero willpower.
FAT WOMAN (thought): I’ll show them!
PANEL 2
The fat woman is seated in a diner, looking at a little book entitled “My Daily Food Journal.” In the foreground we can see a juicy burger and a slice of chocolate cream pie, both delicious looking. A waitress is taking the fat woman’s order.
CAPTION: NEXT…
FAT WOMAN: Could I get a half cup of oatmeal instead of a full cup? No butter.
PANEL 3
The fat woman, cross-eyed with exhaustion, is in a gym, using a stationary bicycle.
CAPTION: She does this for an entire year
FAT WOMAN: Puff… puff…
PANEL 4
The fat woman, wrapped in a towel in a locker room, is standing on a scale and looking very pleased.
CAPTION: Until at last…
FAT WOMAN (thought): Wow! I’ve lost thirty pounds! “Zero willpower.” I’ve certainly shown them!
PANEL 5
The fat woman is walking out of the grocery store and the same couple walks out behind her. The fat woman facepalms.
CAPTION: VINDICATION!
THIN MAN: Oh my god, just look at her! Does she ever exercise?
THIN WOMAN: She must have zero willpower.
CHICKEN FAT WATCH
Panel 1: The posters in the supermarket window say “seasonal meat” and (with a picture of an apple) “Doctors HATE this one weird trick.” The beer the thin guy is carrying is named “bière.”
Panel 2: The posters in the background are all about how great the food at this diner is. A first-place ribbon is framed next to an article with the headline “Local Restaurant Named Best In US” and a photo of an adorable chef captioned “Proud Chef Grandpa.”
Panel 3: The brand on the bike is “Belleville,” a reference to the movie The Triplets of Belleville.
