I have already gone on one rant about body image on television, but they just keep giving me fuel to burn. Tonight, while watching the "So You Think You Can Dance" results for the week, I saw a commercial for a new show on Fox: "More to Love." Teaming up with the executive-producer of "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," Fox is bringing a new reality dating show to air "to prove that love comes in all shapes and sizes" (according to Fox's website description). It will be hosted by the famous full-sized model, Emme, and begins airing next month.
So is it empowering or exploitative? I see where they are going, but should you focus on body size to sell a show? I think all bachelor-type shows are ridiculous in the first place, but if they are going to happen, shouldn't it just be people? In theory, if you are ridiculous enough to put yourself on one of these shows, your size should not matter. Then again, if this were true, they would not only put "pretty" people on the original versions of this debacle. Maybe it is a step in the right direction, or maybe it is just even more degrading. I just do not know how I feel about this. We all know Fox tends to take things too far, but really, Fox? Really?Sidenote: I am still upset that my DVR did not record SYTYCD last night, and you cannot fine full episodes online. Boo. Suze, I feel your pain in missing it.
I think it's even more degrading... I mean, to me, it's kind of like they exclude the "bigger" women/men and put them on their own show because they couldn't possibly be grouped with the skinny ones... just keeps the stigma alive I think.
ReplyDeleteI agree with blindandunaware.
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