Comments on: Crazy Like Fox TV

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:53:08 +0000

The whole idea of the show is idiotic. I personally cannot stand The Bachelor and other dating shows, but when I heard that this show was going to feature curvy women and it was going to be on Fox; I decided it would be a hot mess and avoid at all costs. Because lets face it, Fox is not known for having the best judgement. However, what really made me angry was Lane Bryant. They were endorsing the show and telling women to audition.

By: leah

leah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:52:43 +0000

Nem raises an interesting point that sparks some questions for me. While there are numerous indications that size is generally less of an impediment to success for men and that we have greater expectations for women to be and remain thin after marriage (a wife having “let herself go” is considered by some to be an acceptable excuse for cheating or divorce, for example) without a similar standard for men, would it be feasible in a context like the reality dating show to cast a male “prize” that did not meet society’s physical definition of such, particularly in terms of size? Would having a well-dressed but rotund man competed for by women in a range of sizes be more or less “believable” or entertaining than, say, a version of the bachelorette where the leading lady was a fabulous woman of size whose attention was the pursuit of men in a range of sizes? Here onMftBG, while we explore a new concept of beauty for women and demand its representation in the fashion market and media, the vast majority of our “monday hotness” icons, while not always traditionally gorgeous, are usually pretty thin. Perhaps because I do not have to live it, I know that I am rarely forced to confront body image expectations that face men and the challenges that may pose; thinking about it now makes me question what contributions to them I may be making through my own choices.

By: Nemtynakht

Nemtynakht — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:20:14 +0000

These commercials disgust me, and as such I promised myself I wouldn’t waste too much time thinking about this show. BUT, the reason they don’t just cast a range of people in so-called “normal” (i.e. non-fat) shows is because the superficial guy would be likely to vote off the overweight women first, just as he almost invariably gets rid of the minority women first. If they want any sort of parity, they should choose their MEN more carefully, too.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:33:00 +0000

In house, Fox calls it “The Fat-chelor” …. Lovely huh? No respect at all.

By: leah

leah — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:52:53 +0000

I’m with Alexis and Kate. If they really wanted to “prove” a point about fat people being equally “worthy” of love, they would just cast their regular shows more diversely. But then, if promoting respect and value for all people were a priority for Fox, making pretty much all reality shows would not get made, as they generally revolve around humiliation and reducing complex human beings to caricatures and punchlines. But yeah, making a show that segregates fat people doesn’t prove you don’t hate fat people, it just further demonstrates your belief that they don’t belong on the same level or share the same value as thin people.

But I must admit, if they made a reality show about some of our favorite big girl personalities, I’d watch it. Come on, who doesn’t want to see a show where Plumcake goes out on the town or Francesca goes on an adventure in the alps?

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:14:25 +0000

Not to mention that of course the only guy that would be interested in these “curvy women” is a “husky hunk”. Because we all know that an attractive thin man would never give these girls the time of day, and vice versa.

By: Alexis

Alexis — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:50:31 +0000

Why can’t they just have women of different sizes on these shows without making it a theme? Hollywood sucks.