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 plus size [...]
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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 by [...]
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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 about [...]
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