The makers of an animated "Scooby-Doo" movie released Tuesday have been accused of fat-shaming the character Daphne by making her overweight as part of a horrific "curse."
In the movie titled, "Scooby-Doo Frankencreepy," Daphne, arguably considered the "pretty" one of the mystery-solving gang, swells from a size two to a size eight as the result of a curse inflicted by a monster that makes a person's greatest fear come to life.
Parents were quick to call out Warner Bros. for making being fat the scariest thing a woman can experience.
"It's sad to think that my daughter can't even watch a cartoon about a dog solving mysteries without negative body stereotypes being thrown in her face," Tom Burns wrote for The Good Men Project blog.
"Why not have her cursed to look like one of the classic Scooby monsters (The Creeper or the Space Kook)?" Burns wrote of the long-running cartoon series.
Instead, the Frankencreepy creators chose to make her look "like a normal girl you'd see on a normal street.
"Then let's have her look in a mirror and RECOIL IN HORROR, just to make sure that all the kids watching at home know that being fat makes you a monster," Burns added.
"Fat" Daphne was still smaller compared to the average American woman, The Huffington Post pointed out. The character's size eight is smaller than the average woman's size of between 12 and 14.
Warner Bros. defended Daphne's transformation, saying it was meant to be a positive experience.
"While Daphne is at first upset by the sudden change, there is a touching moment where Fred points out that he didn't even notice a change and that she always looks great to him," the entertainment company told the HuffPost.
"The loss of Daphne's regular appearance is proven a superficial thing, and not what actually matters the most to her."
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