Yeah, not surprised. It would go against everything for fat people to find romance before they were at an "acceptable" weight. It might give the impression that it makes no difference what size you are. We can't have that.

Ugh on so many levels for that show. Ugh on Jillian Michaels and her constant bitchface. Resting, active, whatever - even her "congratulatory" hugs of contestants seem to elicit a look of barely concealed disgust. And Ugh on those frickin' resorts. I know a couple of people who've shelled out thousands of bucks for a…

I haven't watched that show in years but was always perplexed as to why they wouldn't show the relationships that were forming. Or if they did, they showed them as friendships. And then you see the "how are they doing now" and these people got married?

If NBC showed fat people in love, they may send the dangerous message that fat people are *gasp* people too!

The thought of a mannequin with a bellybutton is actually kind of spooky because WHO BIRTHED THAT

There is a very subtle truth to what you said here.... "fat people are not shown in the same light as thin or athletic people in the media". This is a huge influence in our culture... TV, celebrities, movies, the media. More so than most people would ever admit to themselves.

My current girlfriend is fat. When we were first talking, getting to know each other, I had an internal debate over whether or not I had a problem being seen with a fat girl. I'm ashamed to have even thought about it. I didn't feel good about it, I don't feel good that I considered that at all. I knew that if we were…

Of course its a judgement call. The point is that #1 exists, and that's the trope we're discussing here.

Louie hit this one on the head. I've dated a lot of heavier girls and I've definitely felt the judgement from other men. The problem isn't that men don't like big girls; it's that men don't like the way other men look at them when they're with big girls. It's a societal issue that Louis illustrates flawlessly. It's…

Yeah, I guess it would have been better if he married her for her looks and then being a total asshole to her and cheating on her and divorcing her in a year? God forbid a man show he's in love. So he's an expressive person, why do we have to find fault in that? He's happy. Why can't we be happy for him?

weblog? web...log? weh.........blog? Oh, you must mean blog.

I've never liked him. I don't think he's a good actor and I don't find his dead eyed smirk cute. To me he resembles a shark.

No wonder he was so good in american hustle, he was being himself. Man looks good, but as the old saying goes never judge a book by it's cover.

I make a motion to start Dolly Parton facts in the style of Chuck Norris facts. GO!

FACT: Flowers don't bend to face the sunlight. They bend toward whatever direction Dolly Parton is.

FACT: Love of books is called bibliophilia. Love of cats is called ailurophilia. Love of Dolly Parton is called logic.

FACT: Dolly Parton…

"She opened her top and showed them her boobs, which Jennifer says were completely covered in 'the most beautiful angels and beautiful butterflies and baskets of flowers in pastel-colored tattoos.'"

Because 100-105 is ideal. Anything below that is "eat a cheeseburger" territory. Anything above is "Put the cheeseburger down and go for a run, fatty!" Duh.

That's a great way of putting it. Very catchy, actually.

The inevitable consequence of huffing one's own hype.

I realize I'm coming off like a total bitch, so I'm going to leave the bitch-place for a sec and just talk to you like I'd talk with my (adult) son and daughters.