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August 7, 2005

Fat Chance

As we speak, I’m watching Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance beauty pageant.

Mo’Nique is super cute and sweet and makes this show so special. She makes it a point to address the discrimination and the difficulties that heavy women face in society. There are 10 women of varying shapes and sizes and they all look really great. They are very candid in sharing their insecurities but I can see their confidence increasing as the show progresses.

I’m familiar with all of their stories. We all go through similar things emotionally. Many of us have felt not valuable and not worthy of many things. This pageant is making these women queens for a week. I really hope they can remember how they’re feeling now and maintain it when they go back to everyday life surrounded by the crueler world.

I think that this show is very important just like the dove ad. They help chip away the media’s completely unrealistic portrayal of women. Not to say that there isn’t a place for the fantasy version. I like them too. But there is room for both and it will help lessen discrimination.

Posted by hopeful @ August 7, 2005 10:36 PM