Shaunnick said:
I like the show, but shouldn't the plus size model be acting as a role model to younger women who are also plus size by being proud of how she is built? Then again, I guess one could argue that she is being a role model by showing if you put your mind to it and diet and exercise you can at least look like you want to. Oh I dunno, I ramble too much.
I don't think being obese is a reason to be proud, even if is called "plus size." Fat is fat, and needing to lose 25% of your bodyweight is obese (I don't recall their actual bodyfat%). It would just send a bad message to say "I am proud of being fat" like many people do. Cancer, diabetes and heart attacks are not badges of honor, and neither is not knowing the benefits of waking up every morning healthy.
On the other hand, as you mention, making an effort to improve health, in this case by losing weight, is a reason to be proud even if it is not always successful.
Certainly. being a "good person" is also a reason to be proud, even if one is fa...I mean.... "plus sized"... and being obese does not alone make one a "bad person."
Bottom line - fat is fat, and not good. It should not be treated as anything other than bad.