What did Dove tweet about The Whale? Skincare brand slammed over Brendan Fraser fatsuit criticism

American toiletries brand Dove recently remarked on Brendan Fraser and on the representation in Hollywood. Fraser won an Academy Award for his role as an obese English teacher in the psychological drama, The Whale, which was directed by Darren Aronofsky. On March 14, 2023, the skincare brand responded to a tweet that slammed the film's make-up team which saw Fraser wear a fat suit to portray his character. The tweet, which was shared from a now-private account was made by a user who calls themselves &quot;fat.&quot; The user wrote that it was disappointing to see the film win an Oscar for best hair and makeup. Screenshot of a Twitter user calling out the Oscar given to the team of The Whale.The user also called fat suits harmful and said that they weren't an opportunity to win awards. As they called for better representation, the Twitter user said:&quot;Our identity is not your costume. Cast fat actors to play fat characters.&quot;To this, the toiletries brand responded by asking for &quot;better representation&quot; in Hollywood.Dove@Dove@KBHeylen Stop giving fat suits awards We want better representation in Hollywood. #LetsChangeBeauty7015@KBHeylen Stop giving fat suits awards ‼️ We want better representation in Hollywood. #LetsChangeBeautyTwitter users reacted to Dove's comment on The Whale's win at the Oscars 2023After Dove's tweet about the fat suit in Brendan Fraser's film The Whale went viral, social media was abuzz with people commenting about the same. Several users slammed the brand for questioning Fraser's acting skills, while others asked it to go back to &quot;selling soap.&quot; Fraser's fans were quick to defend him and his acting skills and several even said that he deserved the award for his acting, rather than anything else. SnipingIsFun@baur_tom@Dove @KBHeylen It is called acting. Now get back to selling soap.192820@Dove @KBHeylen It is called acting. Now get back to selling soap.Brandon Morse@TheBrandonMorse@Dove @KBHeylen So you want people to win because of their identity and not their acting ability. Got it.110411@Dove @KBHeylen So you want people to win because of their identity and not their acting ability. Got it.Kiel Robinson 🇬🇧@kiel_robinson@Dove @KBHeylen Seriously just stop it. You are embarrassing yourself talking about an industry you do not understand.249621@Dove @KBHeylen Seriously just stop it. You are embarrassing yourself talking about an industry you do not understand.Evan King@EvanKingShow@Dove @KBHeylen Stop trying to destroy the art of acting with your lame virtue signaling. Brendan Fraser was brilliant in the film. Acting is pretending to be something you aren’t. Like a soap company pretending to be a soap box for social justice.99639@Dove @KBHeylen Stop trying to destroy the art of acting with your lame virtue signaling. Brendan Fraser was brilliant in the film. Acting is pretending to be something you aren’t. Like a soap company pretending to be a soap box for social justice.Drei Drachen@bigdaddyj_tn@Dove @KBHeylen As a fat man....no. With this mentality, Tom Hanks would have never starred in or won for Philadelphia. Let the actors act...5876@Dove @KBHeylen As a fat man....no. With this mentality, Tom Hanks would have never starred in or won for Philadelphia. Let the actors act...Bro Duke@californilone@Dove @KBHeylen Agreed. If an actor is portraying Abraham Lincoln, the actor MUST BE ABRAHAM LINCOLN!3474@Dove @KBHeylen Agreed. If an actor is portraying Abraham Lincoln, the actor MUST BE ABRAHAM LINCOLN!Smug Asuka@smugasuka18@Dove @KBHeylen Just make bars of soap. You're out of your depth here.5734@Dove @KBHeylen Just make bars of soap. You're out of your depth here.HunterLadyHarmsDepp@yvette_harms@Dove @KBHeylen How pathetic of you. He deserves that Oscar more than anyone. It’s called good acting and being recognized for that by your peers. Glad I’m allergic to dove cause after this I would have had to stop using it1765@Dove @KBHeylen How pathetic of you. He deserves that Oscar more than anyone. It’s called good acting and being recognized for that by your peers. Glad I’m allergic to dove cause after this I would have had to stop using itAaron Huff@aaronhuff@Dove @KBHeylen You should probably use some of that soap you sell to scrub this tweet clean. It’s not the look that you think it is5887@Dove @KBHeylen You should probably use some of that soap you sell to scrub this tweet clean. It’s not the look that you think it isJeff Sechelski@JeffSechelski@Dove @KBHeylen You're a soap company.You need to fire your entire DEI staff and cancel your contracts with your diversity consultants. Take the millions you'll save and lower your soap prices.791@Dove @KBHeylen You're a soap company.You need to fire your entire DEI staff and cancel your contracts with your diversity consultants. Take the millions you'll save and lower your soap prices.Collectivistica Messorem@AvalonianLegion@Dove @KBHeylen Excellent. You let a child get ahold of your Twitter, and you lost a household of customers.I'm happy to know your cult doesn't care about health. How will the revolutionaries stand a chance against fit Americans? Keep it up.972@Dove @KBHeylen Excellent. You let a child get ahold of your Twitter, and you lost a household of customers.I'm happy to know your cult doesn't care about health. How will the revolutionaries stand a chance against fit Americans? Keep it up.Dove has been entangled in several controversies over the past few yearsIt is worth noting that this isn't the first time that the brand has faced criticism from the public. Badvertising@ItsBadvertisinghow about when dove was &quot;magically racist&quot;?1066how about when dove was &quot;magically racist&quot;? https://t.co/8d5rTmXXA6In 2017, the brand faced severe backlash online after an ad about a black woman removing her t-shirt and revealing a white woman underneath. The brand faced backlash for being racist over the advertising campaign that was later removed. The brand went on to apologize for the offense it had caused. The apology said that a part of a campaign for a Dove body wash was shared on their US Facebook page. It added that the campaign didn't represent the diversity of &quot;real beauty&quot; that the company is passionate about and which is core to their beliefs.Adding that it shouldn't have happened, Dove said that they have removed the post and won't be publishing any other related content.Dove's parent company, Unilever, has previously been accused of child labor. A report published by India Committee of the Netherlands, found that Unilever buys cotton seeds from farmers who make kids work in unsafe conditions.They discovered that 450,000 kids as young as six performed 90 percent of the work in the Indian cotton seed business, with the majority of them being female.&quot;These girls work long days, are paid very little, are deprived of an education and are exposed for long periods to dangerous agricultural chemicals.&quot;In 2021, Unilever also faced a class action lawsuit for allegedly using contents in their products that prompted skin reactions.The Whale stars Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, and Sathya Sridharan, among others.

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