There’s nothing more American than rooting for the underdog. Though, weirdly, in today’s world, that means cheering on the handsome white jock.
When Brendan Fraser made his comeback as an obese father in The Whale (2023), the press labeled it a “fatphobic” and “harmful fantasy.” In the age of DEI, it all felt like thinly veiled resentment: How dare the hunky hero of The Mummy get another chance at A-list status? The quality of his performance was undeniable, however, and he won the Oscar for Best Actor despite the carping of woke critics.
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