Fat Santa: The Original Jolly Fat Person

We’re in the middle of this historical fat people series and who could forget our jolliest representative, fat Santa! In honor of the holidays, today I bring you a short episode about a fat icon in a red suit who is not Lizzo. (We’ll get to her, though, I promise!)

Read the transcript of this episode here.

Credits

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References

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Gayomali, C. (2012, December 24). When did Santa Claus get so fat? Retrieved from https://theweek.com/articles/469161/when-did-santa-claus-fat.

Goldschein, E. (2011, December 25). The Story Of How Santa Became Fat, Red And Bearded. Retrieved from https://www.businessinsider.com/santa-fat-red-bearded-2011-12#today-santa-claus-has-been-updated-for-modern-times-but-retains-his-classic-look-8.

Grills, N. J., & Halyday, B. (2009, December 17). Santa Claus: a public health pariah? Retrieved from https://www.bmj.com/content/339/bmj.b5261.

Santa Claus. (2019, December 26). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus.

Santa Used to Be Skinny: How Did He Get So Fat? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.livescience.com/32903-santa-used-to-be-skinny-why-he-gained-weight.html.

Whipps, H. (2009, December 22). Santa Claus: The real man behind the myth. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/34525202.

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Wilson, J. (2014, December 25). Should Santa Claus still be fat? Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/22/health/santa-claus-weight/index.html.

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