Fallout over “fatties” comment

If you haven’t heard already, a Marie Claire blogger made some comments about the “fatties” in the show “Mike & Molly,” which has caused quite a stir.

Thoughts on what she wrote? The topic always seems to spark much discussion, check the commentary on the Health & Swellness post on the public health minister of England believing that doctors should use the word “fat” instead of “obese”.

Does the blogger have a right to state her personal opinion and are people being too hard on her, or is this just perpetuating prejudice against the overweight (one of the last prejudices that still seems socially acceptable, as someone commented on a morning show today)?

(and does it matter that the blogger used to be anorexic, something Marie Claire’s editor in chief mentions when speaking about the controversy? Is that a way of explaining away what she wrote?)

I have to admit, I’m not quite sure what I think of it all.

1 Comment October 29, 2010

TV shows making you feel less swell about life

Is watching McDreamy causing you to be less satisfied with life? That may be the case, according to a new study conducted at the University of Alabama. The more you learn about health risks and other medical info from shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and House could be leading you to think you’re more likely to suffer from ill health, thereby potentially leading you to be dissatisfied with life.

Interesting findings. But enough to make me want to give up McDreamy’s dreaminess? Nah.

1 Comment October 1, 2010

Exceptional beauty

In the real world, would someone as pretty as Jennifer Beals be accepted and taken seriously in a welding gig?

Now, we’ve all heard how good looks can help one’s career. However, a new study published in the Journal of Social Psychology has found that beauty can work against women when applying for jobs considered “masculine”, that is jobs with titles such as construction supervisor, director of finance and manager of R&D.

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