Amy Schumer is calling out movie animators for hypersexualizing mother characters with wide hips and curves.
The 45-year-old comedian wrote on her Instagram Story on Friday: “Why do moms in animations have to look like porn stars and the same age as their kids?”
The Trainwreck star included footage of the mom character’s backside in 2017 movie The Son of Bigfoot. “Slightly short haircut = mom?” she added.
Indie animation duo Karni & Saul reposted Schumer’s post to their joint Instagram page, writing: “Couldn’t agree more.” They added that the “short answer” is “because men design and direct them.”
“Get women in there, and it all changes,” the duo wrote. Schumer then reshared their response to her Story.
The Independenthas reached out to nWave Studios, which produced The Son of Bigfoot, for a response to Schumer’s remark.
Schumer has shared her qualms with animated movies in the past. During an appearance onLate Night with Seth Meyers in 2022, she said that she was taken aback by racist, sexist and offensive material in movies she wanted to show her son, including Peter Pan,The Jungle Bookand even Tangled.
“I’m sure you’ve seen they have all the warnings now,” Schumer said about the cultural disclaimers that Disney has put ahead of certain films on its streaming platform. “Just like, ‘We’re sorry!’ You know, ‘We’re still going to show it to you!’”
She said that, in particular, the mermaids in Peter Pan show an inappropriate representation of women because “they’re topless and they all speak in a whisper.”
“I was like, ‘I don’t want my son to see this,’” Schumer said.
Schumer gave birth to her son Gene with ex-husband Chris Fischer in 2019.
The stand-up comedian announced their split with an unconventional Instagram post in December, writing: “blah blah blah Chris and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage after seven years.”
“We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son. We would appreciate people respecting our privacy at this time,” she continued.
Earlier this year, Schumer revealed that she limits her son’s screen timeto focus on his development.
During an appearance on the Oprah Daily show, Schumer said that she wants her son to have a play-based childhood. “I do not let him play with my phone, ever,” she said. “We do absolutely no YouTube, unless he is getting a haircut.”
