I’m afraid I haven’t had time to read or write much on the Fatosphere lately due to a need to do more paying work (I have this terrible condition, you see, where I can’t stop eating no matter what I do, and paying for meals every day… it adds up), but I did take the time to throw together something slightly relevant the other day:

http://alexandraerin.livejournal.com/4013.html

http://sizeofacow.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/exterminate-exterminate-diet/

I must stress I haven’t watched the whole thing at all, but the clips I watched on you tube seemed a bit anti fat/misogynist (perhaps because it was taken out of context to be fair)- and one of my commenters who had watched the whole thing said she thought it was a bit misogynist, as most of those worried about their weight were women.

The sad thing is, from my experience, a lot of the anti-Tate people aren’t “superficial males” but the squeeing fangirls who ‘ship and Donna is just too “old and fat”.

Also, I agree that Doctor Who has a much wider range of shapes, ages, etc. One of my favorite characters was in Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel was Mrs. Moore the older, female techygeek. In an American series she would have been an impossible gorgeous 20 year old “geek”

I loved the Adipose episode. Is it wrong that if someone offered me a pill that would turn my fat into a cute alien critter and not harm my health, I might actually consider it? I mean, it’s disgusting when you think about it, but they’re just so cute. Oh, but then I’d probably just regain the weight, so even the magic alien diet pills with 100% success rate don’t work.

Well, maybe I’d take just one so I could have a little cutie Adipose. I’ll have to get knitting.

Car: Thanks for the link to the Comic Relief sketch! That was great! I’m sure a lot of you guys know that but the character Catherine Tate was playing in that particular sketch was her most popular character from her show from a few years back.

Overall I think British television is a lot more accepting of various face and body types than American TV. When I first moved to the UK from Chicago I was amazed at the variety of people who were “allowed” to play leads in TV shows here. Personally I think it makes programs a lot more interesting.

Strangely enough, the only episode of Doctor Who in the new series that hasn’t made me squeal with joy was Love & Monsters. The icky paving stone thing was just a tad tasteless.

http://community.livejournal.com/crafty_tardis/80358.html

hee hee heee!

the first episode of the new season features and evil diet pill (and cute fat creatures!) but i thought of it as more of a comment on the absurdity of the diet craze than anything demonizing fat people. the villain of the episode was a skinny woman, after all.