{"id":16528,"date":"2022-01-05T15:02:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T20:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/?p=16528"},"modified":"2022-06-22T09:42:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:42:25","slug":"hbo-euphoria-barbie-ferreira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/know\/hbo-euphoria-barbie-ferreira\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Learned From Kat on HBO’s Euphoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HBO\u2019s \u201cEuphoria,\u201d is on the surface a show about teenage addiction and mental health. But in addition to the many moments of darkness, there is the constant exploration of identity, expression, and individuality. One of the greatest examples of this is the character played by plus-size model<\/a><\/strong> Barbie Ferreira. (Caution: spoilers ahead!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s remarkable about Kat Hernandez, Barbie\u2019s character, is that unlike so many other portrayals of plus-size women<\/strong> in media, her weight is not the sole focus of her story. While the character initially struggles with insecurity because of her peers\u2019 comments about her size, by the end, she\u2019s found a way to feel sexy and confident in her body. Kat is a complicated, messy, unapologetic character who is on a path to find herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we first meet Kat, she\u2019s the quiet, mild-mannered friend in a group ruled by straight-size popular teens. Then, when a video goes viral with Kat in a very compromising position with a boy from another school, she realizes that within her lies a power waiting to be unlocked. After investing in a new wardrobe <\/a><\/strong>and taking on a secret part-time job as a cam girl, Kat\u2019s embracing of her sexuality leads to a newly discovered self-confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with the armor of confidence she\u2019s built through leather bustiers and miniskirts, underneath it lives a wounded self-image from years before. When Kat was 11, she was dating one of the most popular boys in school. After a family trip, she gained 20 pounds from enjoying her fair share of virgin pi\u00f1a coladas. When she returned to school, her boyfriend broke up with her. Kat turned to the internet for solace and garnered a huge following through her fan-fiction writing. Still, she worried that people in the real world would never see her the way they could online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kat\u2019s newfound sexuality results in casual encounters that give her a momentary boost, but it\u2019s clear that she\u2019s struggling to find the balance between her outward presentation and her inner self. When a classmate tries to dig deeper and get closer, she keeps him at arm\u2019s length. Her power over the opposite sex thrills her\u2014but she can\u2019t quite let herself be too vulnerable. It isn\u2019t until the finale of the first season that Kat lets the veneer crack a little and invites her classmate, Ethan, in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kat\u2019s journey to self-confidence is oftentimes inspirational, but there\u2019s also turbulence. She initially shuts Ethan out because she sees him talking to a thin blonde girl at a carnival\u2014and then struggles to open herself up out of fear of getting hurt. When she starts taking on a slightly new personality in line with her new wardrobe, her friends accuse her of being mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even as Kat learns to wield her sexuality as a powerful tool, she locks away who she truly is deep inside. She instead performs as the person she thinks boys want her to be. And while it works for a while, her two fragmented selves need to come together before she can really become the person she wants to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Kat\u2019s arc in the first season teaches us is the power of consciously choosing to own your body. Kat makes the decision to update her wardrobe and project unfailing self-confidence. Even as she grapples with finding a middle ground between her outside and her inside, it\u2019s clear that her fake-it-\u2019til-you-make-it approach is positively impacting her relationship with her body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Kat says via voiceover in episode 5 of the first season, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing more powerful than a fat girl who doesn\u2019t give a f***.\u201d But once the season comes to a close, it becomes evident that what\u2019s truly powerful is picking and choosing what you care about and what you won\u2019t. Caring about what others think is futile\u2014but caring about making real connections and being true to who you are matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbie Ferreira told \u201cGlamour\u201d that, \u201cHaving a character that isn\u2019t perfect and is making mistakes and has her own storyline in a show\u2014we need to have more of that, where people aren\u2019t caricatures of themselves. They are full human beings and their identities aren\u2019t necessarily at the forefront of all their problems.\u201d We couldn\u2019t agree more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you, HBO, \u201cEuphoria,\u201d and Barbie Ferreira for bringing us a plus-size character with nuance. We can\u2019t wait to see what happens in seasons to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love Kat\u2019s style? Shop great plus size styles at dia.com<\/a><\/strong> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo c\/o Alamy<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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