Over the past year, the desire for stories that aren’t centered around the straight white male has risen. Films like Black Panther or Crazy Rich Asians dominated the box office at record numbers, showing that there is space for everyone on screen. One demographic not normally seen in a positive or romantic light, until recently, is the fat woman. Hollywood, a land that prides itself on glitz and glamour and thinness, often excluded the fat woman from its narratives (unless as a best friend or comic relief). This is changing. Within the last year, movies and shows like Dumplin’, Dietland, the upcoming Hulu show Shrill have shown plus size women in a variety of situations often only afforded to thin individuals. As a fat woman myself, I preface this review with this disclaimer, because its an important context to view the newly released romantic comedy Isn’t It Romantic.