Wow.

Today while driving home from class, I was listening to the radio like I often do. The female radio host mentioned an article found on Marie Claire online mentioning something about no one wanting to watch fatties on tv. I finally found the article she was talking about when I did a Google search. Apparently this is a very hot topic. The author has even made an "update" on the blog entry. (found here)

I read the blog entry and the "update". And then I just kind of sat in stunned silence. My first thought was that if people really couldn't stand watching "fatties" on tv they shouldn't watch that show.

But then I got mad. There are over-weight and obese people out there who are kind, caring, and deserve love. (Just like there are other kinds of people out there under-represented on tv.) Why shouldn't there be a show about that? We have shows about some bimbo who lives in Jersey? Why not a nice couple who falls in love and have similarities? Who cares if those similarities are that they are overweight?

I think there need to be more shows with over-weight actors. Not everyone in the world has a perfect physique. Or even a desirable one. In fact, if you look around women come in all shapes and sizes. However, if the only thing that survives from our species are the television shows, whoever discovers them thousands of years from now will think all women were size 2, tall, and had incredible skin and hair. This, as we all know, is not true.

So what do you think? What kinds of additional diversity does tv need? Do you like seeing the over-weigh actors or would you prefer not to? Or do you not care? Do you just watch tv shows based on theme?