There are TOO MANY ads for GLP-1s, it reminds me of this...

I don’t want to see any more ads for GLP-1s. There’s no way seeing them postered on the subway is good for public discourse on weight, health, and beauty standards. Sometimes, it seems like even attempting to talk about these topics isn’t allowed. So, I’m kind of, sort of, almost not really talking about it. I’m talking about Shallow Hal (2001), a controversial rom-com where a hypnotized man falls head of heels for a woman he thinks is thin (when she’s actually obese). Here’s hoping I put a finer point on how the rise of Ozempic (and all the other GLP-1s) is reversing progress we’ve made with the discourse toward weight and women’s bodies, while showing you clips of Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow. Have you noticed a copious amount of ads for GLP-1s? How do you feel about them? ✨ Chapters ✨ 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Who’s beautiful in the Shallow Hal-iverse? 4:48 - 2000s beauty standards vs Ozempic beauty standards 8:16 - The dearth of mental health support 11:56 - The impact of playing Rosemary on the actors 14:30 - The conflation of beauty with health 19:28 - The cinematography 20:01 - The Farrelly brothers 20:27 - Closing thoughts 📚References 📚 Reuters, Ro CEO says Wegovy pill is bringing in new customers, including men New York Times, GLP-1 Prescriptions for People With No Medical Need Are Climbing Shallow Hal (2001), written and directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black NBC News, Tony Robbins accused… Irish Independent, US self-help guru Tony Robbins halts Irish lawsuit… ABC News, Jack Black busts a move at 'Kung Fu Panda 4' premiere with co-stars FandomWire, Fact Check: What Happened to the Butter Face Girl From Howard Stern’s Disgraced Show? GoodRx, Weight Loss and Women: Is It Harder for Women to Lose Weight? Science.org, GLP-1 For Everything Nutrition & Diabetes, Food noise: definition, measurement, and future research directions Yale Medicine, Are You a GLP-1 Nonresponder? Psychology Today, Ozempic Is Changing More Than Our Bodies The Guardian, ‘I wanted to be small and not seen’: how Shallow Hal almost broke Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double NME, Gwyneth Paltrow says she regrets ‘Shallow Hal’, calls it a “disaster” ABC News, Paltrow 'Humiliated' by Fat Suit The Guardian, Almost 70% of US adults would be deemed obese based on new definition, study finds Dunkel KA. New Obesity Definitions—Watch or Warning? JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(12):e2549012. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.49012 Flegal KM. Redefining Obesity—Too Much Is Never Enough. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(10):e2537637. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37637 American Cinematographer, Russell Carpenter, ASC: Passion for the Craft Variety, Farrelly Bros. on Reuniting With Jack Black for ‘Dear Santa’, ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Sequel Dreams and Why They’ll Always Defend ‘Shallow Hal’ #moviecommentary #ozempic #jackblack #gwynethpaltrow #shallowhal #romcoms #2000s #beautystandards