NPR: Big, Fat Stereotypes Play Out On The Small Screen

[Fuzzy]

About the only thing all real fat people have in common is that they weigh more. Beyond that, they are as diverse in style, background and personality as people who aren't overweight. But on the small screen, fat people get shrunk into the same stereotypes.

I woke up this morning to this paragraph, being read on NPR. My first thought was, "Hey, that's a fairly good introduction. I wonder if they'll cover fat discrimination.. or will this just turn into another Fat is Bad story"?

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/08/138958386/big-fat-stereotypes-play-out-on-the-small-screen

While it grazed the surface of fat discrimination on the small screen, it ended on the notes of the success of "Biggest Loser", which made me wonder why I didn't hit the snooze button in the first place. :doh:

 

[JulianDW]

 

[AnnMarie]

 

[athena bombshell]

 

[anneblithe]