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    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Well. My personal experience is that it's hard to do the paso doble in a muu muu. more »
    BlondeGrlz: If the show wasn't trying to exploit the overweight as freaks, you won't know one of the contestants was a virgin. What does that have to do with losi... more »
    tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: In the same vein as the new show, More To Love, I think what frustrates me about this show is the idea that we have to segregate body types. The minds... more »
    rumpelshowsskin: I find what the third judge said to her a little offensive. Am I alone here? There was something about the way he said it, like knowing how to move y... more »
    snug*bug: The creators of this show stole the idea from Weird Al Yankovic. Remember his "Fat" and "Eat It" videos? "Ham on, ham on, ham on wheat.. All right!" more »
    Haystacks: I feel vaguely betrayed by Marissa Jaret Winokur. I love Hairspray! Where is all the body love? more »
    Lymed: I feel like they just took the formula for weight loss shows, but added dancing. Every other weight loss show I've seen has people barely dressed for ... more »
    tscheese: I will, however, admit to owning (and using, on an alarmingly regular basis) Richard Simmons' "Party Off the Pounds" or something on DVD. I think it's... more »
    IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel: I was actually going to try out for this. I had the application all filled out and everything, but I couldn't go through with it. I thought that if I ... more »
    schlegs84: I once played Morales in Chorus Line. I did not look like a dancer and they put me in an orange leotard. It was HUMILIATING... I can't imagine doing... more »
    BabyJane: I was hoping there would be dancing with donkeys. This is just disappointing. more »
    laureltreedaphne: I don't know - I liked it a lot. I like the idea that you don't have to be stick thin to dance and enjoy it, and I thought that the judges seemed fair... more »
    lalaland13: The ads for this show didn't look too terrible, but oh wow tempting fat people with cookies? How original, Oxygen. For the fuck of shit. more »
    Triphena: I see what you mean about the costumes. Like you said, not that they should wear muumuus, but is it necessary to belt the hot pants so the stomach ro... more »
    Madlenka: Yeah, it really seems like it could have the potential to be encouraging--but who wants to watch crap like that?! We have to up the tension by embarra... more »
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    Dance Your Ass Off: Empowering? Embarrassing?

    Last night saw the premiere of weight-loss dance contest Dance Your Ass Off, hosted by Hairspray's Marissa Jaret Winokur. The contestants were varied: men, women, black, white, Latino, mothers, fathers, a virgin and a woman who "can't get boyfriends." More »
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    Fat Isn't Contagious, So Why Doesn't Anyone Want To Sit Next To This Woman?