Hollywood weights in on fat people

"Forget about all those scary-skinny people stars - fat is making a comeback in Hollywood."

According to the article on MSNBC, reality and television shows are featuring overweight contestants and stars on the big screens. Shows such as NBC's "The Biggest Loser", "Celebrity Fit Club", and "Too Fat for Fifteen: Fighting Back" has succeeded in earning respectable ratings and viewings. Although the most important thing to note about these television shows is the increased amount of people caring about weight loss.

In this article, there are two issues that can be pointed out. One is the issue on overweight people in America. The second issue is about how people in the entertainment industry are succumbing to the thin image.

To address the first issue, TV producers have created reality TV shows such as "The Biggest Loser" that help regular people to become contestants in a losing weight contest. The television show is broadcasted and has received a respectable amount of viewers. The amount of attentive viewers is positive in that it shows the interest of people in relation to the concept of losing weight. In addition, many other reality shows featuring weight loss has followed up on "The Biggest Loser", thus becoming popular among TV viewers.In America, where overweight is an issue, it is encouraging for shows such as "The Biggest Loser" to be broadcasted because it shows people who have set their minds on losing weight and how they reflect on how they had lived their life in the past.

To address the second issue, it is true that Hollywood is wonderful in producing the skinny and thin image. On televisions, on advertisements, on magazines, and on billboards, a skinny woman is almost always seen in comparison to an overweight woman. In the article, it says "In Hollywood, thin always will be in." There is no doubt about this statement because it is true that thin people in Hollywood are preferred. Although, in relation to the first issue, a widespread of losing weight reality television shows is appearing. These television shows are garnering attention and is allowing viewers to understand how realistic being overweight can be.

Roth from "Biggest Loser" says, "I had people say that fat people aren't attractive and that nobody wants to see fat people on television," he said. "I said, 'Well, do you know anyone who is fat?' 'Oh yeah,' they said, 'my mother is, my sister and brother is.' So, I told them that if everyone in this room knows someone who's in that situation, isn't that your audience?" Roth mentions a very good point. These reality shows that focus on weight loss have such a respectable amount of viewers because this show is for the overweight people in America. They are the audiences because there are a lot of overweight people that should be concern about their health. Unlike other shows that feature skinny people, these contestants are real, every day people that are overweight and want to lose weight. Producers of these shows want to show a realistic side.

According to Mark Roberts, who executive produces "Mike & Molly" says, "I wanted to do something with real people," he said. "People in most sitcoms live very unrealistic lives. Back in the days of Norman Lear, you had real people on television. We're hoping that real people with real issues are going to come back in style."

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