When will we see fat and marginalised bodies in sex scenes, I wonder? by Giulia Ferrari

When will a body like mine be treated in the same passionate way as the thin ones I see time and time again in every show I watch? 

I want the dim lights and the music. 

I want the camera rolling slowly so that the viewers can take in the glory that is my belly.  

I want a close up of every inch of cellulite I have on my butt.  

I want a shot of a size 30 dress crumpled up on the floor next to the entrance door.

I want the rough scenes and the romantic scenes and everything that comes in between. 

I want naked fat bodies everywhere because I want fat people to have sexual fantasies that don’t come in the shape of a thin person. 

When will this happen, I wonder? When will this become a common thing? When will I see it on Netflix? 

I don’t know. 

What I know is that I am a photographer. There is something I can do about it. I can help create some images, I can contribute to this revolution, even if just a little. 

And so that’s me, and my partner, and our bed.

Words and photography: Giulia Ferrari

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