More To Love, and I don't know how to feel
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 
I don't know how to feel about the new "Fat Bachelor". I just don't.
I watched it tonight and it was really bad. I MEAN BAD, even for FOX. Take everything horrible about the bachelor and times it by 330 lbs. and then you have More To Love. Only more pitiful. A portion of the women on this show were crying their eyes out over being fat and unloveable, others were claiming to have only dated in the single digits.
Perhaps most troubling is that a very high percentage of viewers were watching it and thinking one of two things "These people really fat, I like to make fun of fat people." or "I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates my own fat ass."
Of course their were a few women on the show who claimed they thought that they were sexy and that being overweight was normal. Which is all fine and dandy, but if life is so good why go on the show? Ok, and this is going to sound HORRIBLE but if the world hates fat people soooooooooo much, then why the hell are there so many shows dedicated to helping overweight people? The Biggest Loser, Dance Your Ass Off, Bulging Brides, and about a zillion more that aren't mainstream. At this point FAT sells. And an overweight person finding happiness, well that's ratings gold.
Fox would like us all to think that they are doing "fat women" a service by creating a show that gives them a chance at finding love. All the while Fox is doing a bang-up job letting us all know just how fat and hungry they are.How you might ask? Oh, they caption each woman with her height, weight, age and occupation. Can you even imagine if they did that on a "skinny" person dating show. People would flip their shit. Its such a double standard.
Honestly I feel like this show just reinforces negative stereotypes about overweight people. Not all large women are sitting at home eating a pint of ice cream. I have some big friends, and I can tell you this they get ass. Believe it.
Also I know a man who only dates overweight women because he says they try harder in bed. I have not slept with any overweight women, so I do not have an accurate assessment of this statement.
The bottom line here is this: I don't watch the "bachelor(ette)'s because they bore me. I don't know if I will continue to watch More to Love because I feel like the guy is pervy and the women are desperate, so its really no different then that other show. I think finding love is hard, no matter how you dice it. (Or even melt cheese on it and dip it in ranch)....
I promised a good friend that I would at least cover tonight's episode. So I did.
I make no promises on whether or not I will ever speak of this again.
Reader Comments (4)
Well the name should be "The Fatchulor" for one. Next I think they should get a skinny perv to be the guy you know like one that has a fetish for large women.
In all I think it is a bull shit show and everyone knows they made it to make fun of the people, its really sad that Fox sinks so low for ratings.
Fat sells! Sick and wrong, but you're right.
Just got done watching. I agree with Sam, I think the guy should've been really hot and just like curvier women. EXCEPT, the range of physiques wasn't what I was hoping for, I was hoping for healthy fat ladies. Big boobs, ba-dunk, and confidence...not bee stings, shelf ass, and crying. I do not think the bachelor likes fat women either, he was half-smiling in every shot, thinking "Duuuude, I am king of the thunder thighs right now." Most fat guys like skinny frassies anyways (everybody knows this). Fox could've done better, I will not be watching again. Amatuers.
You are so right. I didn't consider the blatant lack of variety. Not all fat is the same.