The news is everywhere about the upcoming TLC show featuring plus size divas. Why am I not as excited as I was last Summer? “More to Love” let me down and it makes me wonder if Big Sexy will do the same.
Why do I think that the show will be a disappointment? Knowing the critics and opponents against people of size I predict that the REAL moments that could spark a national size acceptance debate will hit the cutting room floor and all we will be left with is the same “I’m a fat victim, but I will survive” war cry that was depicted so painfully on “More to Love”
It is probably just me being naive to have high expectations of shows of this caliber to get an accurate accounting of the trials and tribulations of the plus community. Though reading the press release below does makes things sound.
They are fabulous, fashion-forward and not afraid to show off their fuller figures. They are the ladies of TLC’s newest three-part series, BIG SEXY, which premieres on Tuesday, August 30 at 10:00 PM (ET/PT).
The image-conscious industries of fashion and modeling are difficult to penetrate. With trends and looks that dominate the urban scenes, Americans have grown accustomed to perceptions of what is hip and forthcoming. BIG SEXY New Yorkers Leslie, Tiffany, Audrey, Nikki and Heather hope to expand and revise this commonly-accepted idea of what is beautiful and sexy – giving viewers a candid look into their lives as confident plus-size women who are shooting for the stars with their careers.
Do you think shows like this are helping or hurting the plus size community?
From designing clothing to booking modeling gigs, BIG SEXY will follow the ladies as they take over Manhattan to make plus-size sexiness more mainstream. Weight bias is notoriously rampant in their chosen industries, and it is their mission to prove that a bigger girl – the girl that most Americans can relate to — can break the mold and change the fashion and cultural norms that have restricted and rejected them for so long.
Each episode will feature the women as they attend major industry events, parties and opportunities, all while giving a candid peek into the balancing of their personal, dating and family relationships as plus-size women. They are big, they are beautiful, and they are not sitting at home waiting for life to happen. They know better than anyone that real women can be sexy with curves — no matter what society says.
BIG SEXY is produced for TLC by Atlas Media Corporation.
Honestly, I hope that “Big Sexy” proves me absolutely wrong and the ladies are shown in the greatest light possible. I pray that the statement “their mission to prove that a bigger girl can break the mold and change the fashion and cultural norms that have restricted and rejected them for so long” is more than just a way to boost viewer ratings.
I understand the premise of this show and I can apprecaite that women should embrace and love their bodies but obesity should NEVER be glorified. Being curvy and thick is one thing…being obese is another.
Ana,
I agree but to some curvy, thick, and obese are interchangeable. Sad but true in the world we live in.