Some people love to flaunt their bigotry
http://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/dating-blog/overweight-couples-on-television
Some of her charming, delightful and insightful commentary:
"So anyway, yes, I think I'd be grossed out if I had to watch two characters with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other ... because I'd be grossed out if I had to watch them doing anything. To be brutally honest, even in real life, I find it aesthetically displeasing to watch a very, very fat person simply walk across a room - just like I'd find it distressing if I saw a very drunk person stumbling across a bar or a heroine addict slumping in a chair."
It's such a refreshing change that most of the comments to this article are condemning it and the author. Although, I'm a bit of a heroine addict myself, and we don't see anywhere near enough heroines on telly, as you, my lovely flist, are well aware of me complaining about over and over.
Some of her charming, delightful and insightful commentary:
"So anyway, yes, I think I'd be grossed out if I had to watch two characters with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other ... because I'd be grossed out if I had to watch them doing anything. To be brutally honest, even in real life, I find it aesthetically displeasing to watch a very, very fat person simply walk across a room - just like I'd find it distressing if I saw a very drunk person stumbling across a bar or a heroine addict slumping in a chair."
It's such a refreshing change that most of the comments to this article are condemning it and the author. Although, I'm a bit of a heroine addict myself, and we don't see anywhere near enough heroines on telly, as you, my lovely flist, are well aware of me complaining about over and over.