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I thought of another one. Season 5 of Mad Men. The infamous Fat Betty season. Betty Draper, on her second husband and living in dull suburbia has really let herself go and the whole season, her arc at least, is about how self conscious she feels as a woman living int he mid-late 1960s and being overweight. It is the ONLY time in the history of Mad Men that I ever felt any kind of sympathy for Betty because you could that her image was very important to her (honestly, the psychology of Betty Draper is sorta wild and awesome).
That sounds good too, I’ve never heard of that show lol
Which of these shows do you think would be the most empowering to women, of the ones you’ve seen?
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Shrek: is that really a positive plus size image or is it an affirmation of true love, no matter what species? I can see where that’s coming from but I’m not sure it’s really a positive one since for most of the movie Fiona is pretty much enamored of her thin self.
I think what they were referring to in this case was when Fiona says, but I thought I was supposed to be beautiful, and then Shrek says you are beautiful. But yes other than that I remember Fiona wanting to be thin too. Plus I guess may be too young for my particular group, especially if I’m comparing it to Top Model lol
DDD: well, ok, but doesn’t she start off as a rail thin person and ends up plus sized through some sort of magical thing? I’m not sure. It’s about learning to live as a different type of person and how hard it is. That one might be your best shot
Ya I think it said that she was a model that died, and then ended up in a plus-sized lawyer body
Gilmore Girls. Sookie, Lorelai’s best friend, is heavier and a chef, yet she achieves marriage with the love of her life and a more stable home long before Lorelai gets her act together, despite being incredibly thin.
Grey’s Anatomy: possibly one of the most diverse shows on TV, racial, body type, and sexual orientation. Look at Callie Torres. She’s bisexual, very curvy, and Latina. Miranda Bailey: African-American, short and very round. But…none of the 5 leading interns are heavy: Meridith, Cristina, or Izzie.
Ya I saw these two mentioned plus Mercedes as Glee, just as characters in shows, but not the actual shows lol
Thanks RG that narrowed my list a lot lol
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There’s a great scene from Love Actually. One of my favorite movies. It’s the scene where Mark confesses to Keira Knightley’s character, Juliet that he does love her and uses blank cards to show that. You might be able to use that. He shows models on one the cards. It’s towards the end of the scene.
Awesome thanks! *goes to youtube* awhhhhhhhhhh that’s adorable!
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Ya that’s been the problem lol, I’m going to use America’s/Canada’s next top model for my emphasis on a thin ideal, and a nature show as a control. But I have yet to find a positive one. Plus lots of ones aimed at being positive have been shown to still have negative effects :S
So far my internet search has come up with:
Shrek, Sixteen Candles, Hairspray, Juno, Nick and Norah’s Infinite playlist, Big Fat Greek Wedding, Penelope, Queen Sized, In Her Shoes, and Gypsey83 for movies.
For TV shows I have seen Girls, Drop Dead Diva, Huge, Mike and Molly, Chelsea Settles, Big Sexy, The Facts of Life, and Touched by an Angel.
If anyone has seen any of these shows and thinks they are good/bad that’d also be appreciated, I haven’t watched most of them.
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I would be concerned if they were planning to do this for a whole bunch of worlds. However, I would make an exception to Once Upon a Time in Atlantica, I would definitely watch that 😀
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