June 11th, 2010
If you’ve been reading for a while, you know of my conflicted feelings about Ricky Gervais. But, the problem is, he keeps hating on fat people and making it more and more difficult for me to love him. (I have the same issue with Joel McHale on The Soup. I love his shows—especially Community—and I [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Drop Dead Diva, Fatism, Feminism, Guest Post, Humor, Magazines, Ricky Gervais, TV, The Office | 10 Comments »
July 26th, 2009
In response to Roger Catlin’s article (which I can’t find online*) about fat people on TV, a reader named Chamein Canton writes a powerful response. Here’s an excerpt: [*Chamein also kindly stopped by the comments to post the text of the original article. Thanks!] I read your article about the rise in the number of [...]
Filed under: Biggest Loser, Dance Your Ass Off, Drop Dead Diva, Media, More To Love, Personal, TV | 8 Comments »
July 22nd, 2009
Here, from Sarah in the previous post, is a comment worth commenting on. (She’s talking about a scene in Drop Dead Diva that depicts our fat leading character binging on donuts and cream cheese): I’m not bothered by the overeating though. I am 100% on the FA bandwagon, and I know fat can be caused [...]
Filed under: Advocacy, Drop Dead Diva, Eating Disorders, Fatism, Personal, Question, TV | 62 Comments »
July 21st, 2009
Namely, Dance Your Ass Off and More To Love. I haven’t seen any episodes of either show (I have Drop Dead Diva on my DVR and plan to watch and post about that soon), but I know they are airing and would love to know the verdict, according to you guys. When we first heard [...]
Filed under: Dance Your Ass Off, Drop Dead Diva, Fat Positive, Fatism, Media, More To Love | 15 Comments »
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