Not Really Fat

Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005 - 4:01 a.m.

What the hell is going on in the world of talk and entertainment?...

Recently, Tyra Banks donned a fat suit that duplicated the dimensions of a 350-lb person, and shambled out into the streets to see how she would be treated. Her people made certain there was plenty of press before and after the show aired, and she stood before the cameras and got all weepy and was downright shocked at how awful people were to her. Next, about a week later, on ET, Vanessa Minnillo, a former Miss Teen USA, *also* put on a fat suit and braved the world disguised as a person of supersize.

She too, was very upset by how she was treated by people.

Who the hell was this a surprise to ??...??

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I have two things to say about the 'thin cutie in a fatsuit' trend.

1. Where the fuck have these women been living? Are they so self-involved that they never even thought of the fact that people of size have feelings, too?

2. And why in the name of all that is reasonable don't these shows simply hire a genuine large person to do this work in the first place? Do they just not want to be bothered with the day to day gruesome details like not being able to shop in fashionable stores and not being able to bend or wipe or sit or walk or anything without a great deal of difficulty?...

And something cruicial I noticed was absent... what neither of those women said during all of their crocodile tears is how often they've laughed at fat people.

Vanessa actually dared to say "I'm fighting for overweight women everywhere".

This reminds me of what happened about twenty years ago when Magic Johnson turned up with HIV.

It's as if the problem didn't fucking exist in the mainstream media before he caught the bug.

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At my highest weight, I was right around the 300 lb mark. I've lost about 100 lbs since then, and I have around 50 to go before I'll feel truly healthy.

But it's a slow process, it's been a learning experience, and it isn't something I can peel off at the end of the day.

If it's all the same to you -- I'll listen to Fergie and Kirstie Alley before I listen to sniveling stick insects in fat suits, thanks.

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Have a good Tuesday, folks.

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