If You Are FAT you are not worthy! | 23 comments (23 topical, 1 hidden)
I understand what you're saying (none / 0)
And I think it would make for a members only question (assuming you're a member).

You know, you could ask something like "do you ever fear that your third hour and post game show talk about sex and "nasty, "disgusting" or "gross" people could impact your chances of hitting the big time? That you'll have less credibility or that the comments could come back to haunt you?

For whatever reason, I'm personally NOT bothered by the comments. And this is coming from someone who's had body image issues from the age of 6 due to be being fat. And barring surgery, I can have a pretty good body, but no six-pack. It's not a mental thing, it's physically impossible.

That's what sucks about set-point, it's very easy to get your body physiologically accustomed to higher weight, but it HATES it when you try to reset it to lower one. And big weight loss can mean stretch marks and loose skin, etc.

At any rate, I'm rambling now. I understand your point but they don't bother me, largely because they're generally discussing celebrities or others who WANT to be in the public eye (and or they have a ton of fame/money so being criticized on appearance is a very small price to pay and I'd trade places with them in a heartbeat) OR they talk about people who'll never (ever) know.

Like some mug shot from a hooker, etc. They say what I'm actually thinking "wow, she looks beat". I think *most* people have these thoughts, so to that end the honesty is refreshing.

But I understand there can be a fine line between "keepin it real" and "keepin it really mean". Some are just at a different end of the spectrum on that issue.

by Tom Hanc on 04/10/2009 01:17:34 PM EST

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You're male, and they don't spend much time talking about in the same way that they shred the female celebrities for perceived physical defects.

As a woman who's struggled with weight and body issues all my life (from childhood, like yourself), when I hear them pick apart someone for gaining ten pounds, or refer to someone who's appearance may be similar to my own in a derogatory way, it's hard not to take it personally.  I am a member, and have been for years, but I find myself reconsidering more and more often whether or not I want to sustain my membership. I'm really, really tired of the meanness.  

by pmdtrans on 04/11/2009 08:13:40 AM EST

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But trust me, I don't need TYT to talk about it, it's all over the magazines, tv shows and movies (if you read that blog I wrote quite a while ago on the men/women disconnect).

In some ways I'm abnormally concerned with body image, because of my childhood/teen experience. My current GF will attest to that. It makes summer a much less enjoyble season, worrying about body hair and a gut, or receding hair-line, etc.

No question that women still have more pressure (I would argue that's also rooted in biology, not that it makes it right but it is what it is), but the playing field is not quite as far off as some would think.

I think part of why the TYT talk doesn't bother me is because Cenk himself is overweight. If he looked like (insert hot male actor here), I'm sure it'd be a different story. And yes, Ana is pretty, but she's expressed the lack of confidence she has in certain things about herself.

PS---Don't cancel. At the very least, take some time to carefully craft a concise but hard hitting members only question they can answer in the post game show.

by Tom Hanc on 04/11/2009 11:46:22 AM EST

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If You Are FAT you are not worthy! | 23 comments (23 topical, 1 hidden)