The villainisation of Rotten for his over-exaggerated homebody habits likely left young audiences with the impression that self-care and taking a day to yourself is unacceptable and selfish.īut now, a serious note, all jokes aside. Everyone needs a day off sometimes, and perhaps the representation of Rotten was not the best in this respect. In an age where our social media feeds are flooding with ‘quirky’ statements that preach homebody habits (Netflix and Chill? x) over #fitspo, it is antithetical and antiquated for us to mock Rotten for his love of the comforts of home.
And personally, I wouldn’t be caught dead in anything that Sportacus has ever worn… Take your goggles and whisker-stache away from here, sir! Objectively, Rotten with his snazzy pinstripes, and flare pants, is a fashion god (e-people community rise up!). Forgive me for my boldness, but Rotten has the energy of someone who could single-handedly bring suspenders back into popular fashion. When so much of our mockery of Rotten lies in his physical stature, we actually overlook a very important detail of his representation: his outfits! Let’s quickly establish an OOTD (outfit of the day): Rotten exudes mystery when rocking pinstripes and a dark colour scheme of royal purple, maroon and navy with gold accents, or disguises himself with glittery purple cat-eye sunglasses. Now while I understand the intentions of the show, must we do so by creating a scapegoat in Rotten? While we mock Rotten for his horrible posture (which, while we’re on the topic, is something that most of us suffer from) and his generous body fat percentage, let me pose this question are we actively contributing to cultures of shame that body positivity movements were specifically founded to combat and destroy? Discuss. If it is not already abundantly clear, I have to expose an obvious fact shockingly, most of us aren’t in Peak Physical Form, as Sportacus would have us believe.
Next to Sportacus’ sublime figure, Rotten’s pronounced slouch and protruding belly make him look like a chicken Twistie, and a disappointment to movements of body positivity. LazyTown is a show premised on encouraging sports and healthier lifestyles - set in a town of lazy people, who are saved from the grasps of the ‘evil’ Rotten by the ever-athletic Sportacus. Having now grown up, I can see that Robbie Rotten was wrongfully villainised on the small screen.įirstly, I’d like to address Rotten’s caricaturised physical stature, conflating villainy with a non-standard body. We grow up watching villain-hero dichotomies on-screen, offhandedly sticky noting certain habits, behaviours and appearances as “good” or “bad.” This is how we come to understand our world, in black and white the plurality of the grey areas come as we grow older. Reapproaching children’s shows years later with an analytical lens is always a disorientating and slightly uncomfortable task, but the case of Robbie Rotten is one that I take on gladly.
#LAZY TOWN VILLAIN TV#
When fondly looking back on the TV shows that made my childhood, I often find myself thinking about Robbie Rotten, the antagonist of Nickelodeon show LazyTown.
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