Lady Gaga's Got A Mystery Man; Steven Tyler Enters Rehab
"If Celebrities Make You Feel Like A Loser, TV Fatties Make You Feel Like A Celebrity."
"…These shows traffic in human suffering — which means watching them is either exploitative or cathartic, depending on how tightly those Dockers hug your tummy."— Simon Dumenco, on "The Obsession With TV Fatties." [Details]
Why Is There An "Appetite" For Plus-Size TV?
Today's Washington Post story about the popularity of plus-size TV shows actually begins, "Have a sandwich, Twiggy."
Do Plus-Size TV Shows Inspire Or Disgust?
Between Dance Your Ass Off, Ruby, The Biggest Loser, Drop Dead Diva and the forthcoming More To Love, plus-size TV is "big" right now, reports Lisa Respers France for CNN. Actually, she writes:
Dance Your Ass Off: Poledancing & MILF Face
What is it about Dance Your Ass Off that continues to intrigue, yet repel? Perhaps it's the fact that last night, 33-year-old mom Tara was dressed in a Catholic school costume as she gyrated on a pole to "Promiscuous Girl."
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."
Her Goal: To Wear A Bikini In A Magazine
Dance Your Ass Off Host host and new mom Marissa Jaret Winokur is blogging about her "weight loss journey" for People; but she should probably read this as well. [People, Telegraph]
Do The Bump, Get A Smaller Rump?
Oxygen's new dance/weight loss show, Dance Your Ass Off — starring Marissa Jaret Winokur — "gives viewers a glimpse into the lives of the contestants who have had issues with their weight and hope to dance to unleash their inner thin." The 12 competitors weigh 3,000 pounds combined. [UPI]
