Comments | ontd_feminism: Oh, freedom is mine: Weight Watchers and Feeling Good

iteari in ontd_feminism

Oh, freedom is mine: Weight Watchers and Feeling Good

Jan 18, 2011 15:21

The past few years have seen the rise of a new sort of celebrity. I blame Kirstie Alley for this, given her particularly memorable turn as Jenny Craig spokesperson, but she is only one of the many - Valerie Bertinelli, Sara Rue, Carnie Wilson, Jason Alexander - who have been famous in recent years primarily for having been on a diet. The latest ( Read more... )

race/racism, fatphobia, body image

Comments 6

urban_stoop January 18 2011, 22:59:23 UTC

Really, really interesting read, thank you! I have a lot of feelings about JH's new look (and people's reaction to it, more specifically), but... yeah. This was super interesting.

mswyrr January 19 2011, 01:08:42 UTC

When she started singing, my mom and I sang along with it... until we realized it was a fucking Weight Watchers commercial, FFS.

Fuck them to hell. That song means a lot to me, and they tried to fucking steal it.

I will never, ever, ever, ever buy their products solely for trying to steal that song.

DAMN THEM.

mswyrr January 19 2011, 01:11:42 UTC

...and I think it's a transparent fucking attempt to prey on women of color which makes it EVEN MORE FUCKING OBSCENE.

FUCK.

midnightisclose January 22 2011, 04:51:41 UTC

Me too! Well, I didn't start singing, but I was happy to hear the song -- til I saw it was for a Weight Watchers commercial.

pocochina January 19 2011, 02:29:11 UTC

I was just exposed to TV commercial breaks for the first time in months last week and this made me furious for those reasons. Thanks for posting this.

angstiosis January 19 2011, 21:53:28 UTC

Goddamnit! I'm so glad you posted this because I when I saw that commercial (as it interrupted my good programs!) I was fucking livid.