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Thursday, 13 October 2005

(I use the term fat loosely...)

So, sadly, I am a reality TV junkie, and I LOVE LOVE Top Model (although with only one TV in the house I am typically relegated to watching the VH1 daytime marathons, b/c when honey is home sports come first...not that I'm complaining). BUT: what's with the token fat chick on every show? I for one think the bigger girls are typically the most beautiful and photogenic on the show, but they never make it higher than like 6th or 7th. I love some Tyra, and I know she's compassionate, but if a fat chick will never be a supermodel (just a Lane Bryant model) then why have the token on every season? If Tyra truly thinks these girls have as much of a shot as all the other models, then why not have 3 or 4 of them in the top 10? But one, and only one? That's like throwing a pep squad member into a room full of gymnasts and having a contest for top cheerleader...can you imagine being the one normal size girl staring at these "perfectly slender" models all day, and saying to yourself "I have to compete against them?"

As much as I love the token (and this season at least honey thought Diane was the hottie of the group) let's change it up next season, and have one chick that's a hundred pounds and six feet tall having to compete against all the womanly, curvaceous, size DD hotties.

posted by: Cannonball14 at 18:48 | link | comments (3) |
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Comments:

#1 14 October 2005 - 04:48

This kind of stuff makes me proud to be boycotting cable. (it's a money thing, not a deliberate lifestyle choice)
I've thought about what you're saying, too - I think people (the advertisers and the target audience)want uninterrupted mindless ogling of models - if there are pictures of real women, that makes people focus on issues other than the clothing.

spartanjen

#2 14 October 2005 - 04:50

BTW, I couldn't agree more with your blog description. . .

spartanjen

#3 18 October 2005 - 13:04

i do dig the chicks with a little something extra i'm always afraid i'll break those skinny chicks snap 'em in two like little wishbones i'm afraid so yes