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Busy Philipps Says She Was Cast as the 'Fat Girl' in White Chicks at Size 6–8

A new Netflix documentary prompted her to revisit how thinness shaped casting in that era.

Overview

  • Busy Philipps said on Instagram that she was labeled the “fat girl” in the 2004 comedy White Chicks despite wearing sizes 6 to 8.
  • She shared that watching Netflix’s Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model triggered the reflection and left her upset.
  • Philipps called the late‑1990s and early‑2000s standards “f---ed up” and said she accepted them at the time because they felt like the rules.
  • She recalled people telling her she looked “so skinny now” after the film, which she cited as an example of routine body policing.
  • Pointing to a scene about contestant Keenyah Hill in the documentary, she said women were told discomfort was simply part of the job.