Something's been bothering me, so I thought I'd write about it. It's about the show "Mike and Molly." I just started watching it, not because the main characters are fat, but because I was bored and thought I'd check it out.
It's actually pretty funny, in my opinion, and this surprised me as most shows on TV these days don't even give me a chuckle.
What irks me is the controversy surrounding the main characters being overweight or fat (not a bad word). I don't believe there should be a controversy, and I don't believe their being fat promotes being fat!
I am fat. I don't like it, but I'm not ashamed of it. Being fat doesn't make me ugly or pretty; it doesn't make me happy or sad; it doesn't make me wrong or right. It is what it is - I have a weight problem.
I do believe if the main character of this show was a man and fat it would be okay, but the main, female character is also fat, and that is the problem people are having. Case in point is that other shows or movies with fat, male leads have been widely accepted.
Some of my favorite comedians and actors are male, overweight, self-depracating men -- like John Candy, Chris Farley, and Kevin James. They too, like me, have or have had a weight problem (yes, it is a problem), and yet they are funny.
Being overweight isn't a choice - you don't wake up one day and say, "I think I want to get fat today." But unhealthy choices often lead to this unhealthy condition.
I lost 115 plus pounds in a little over a year several years back, and I thought I conquered my problem. I was slowly gaining weight back when I got pregnant with the twins. At five months pregnant I was hospitalized at Vanderbilt in Nashville for two and a half months. I couldn't get up except to go to the bathroom or take a shower.
The funny thing is that I had a world-famous "preemie" doctor caring for me. The man was probably in his upper 50s or lower 60s. I thought his hair looked like he had two horns on his head, lol. He was so crass toward me, and was missing the edit button between his brain and mouth.
One day he came in and said, "You're getting fatter everyday." Because of my unborn babies I kept my mouth shut. But I wanted to say, "Yeah, and you're getting older and more bitter everyday."
So I guess what I'm saying is why knock people when they're down? What good does it do? Why not love people where they are? Some one doesn't need to point out someone else's problems. Most people aren't stupid. But if someone's delusional you're not going to change their minds anyway.
I will continue to watch "Mike and Molly" because it's funny, until I get bored or if it gets taken off the air. If you don't like watching fat people then don't watch it. But if you're open to humor and bored it's kind of funny to me.
Thanks for listening to my rant. And pray I lose weight, lol. :-)
