Mo'Nique's Fat Chance airs tonight and tomorrow

FEast · 07-15-2006, 10:47 AM

For those of you who are interested, MO'NIQUE'S FAT CHANCE airs tonight at 8 and 11 p.m. and tomorrow at 4 p.m. for two hours on the Oxygen channel (Channel 61 in the NYC area). I suspect there will be more airings, too, but wanted to give the heads up to those of you who, like me, will be staying in tonight.

This is the second year she's doing this, and while I have mixed emotions about it, I think it's mostly a positive experience. It's definitely something that needs to be done to get the studio execs thinking about the real women who populate this world. Enjoy!~Bountifully, Fuchsia

out.of.habit · 07-15-2006, 12:25 PM

Thanks for the head's up! It's worth taking a peek at for sure.

I love DVR.

gangstadawg · 07-15-2006, 04:58 PM

i still think the 10 bbws she decided to have are all smaller than the ones she had last year.

coyote wild · 07-15-2006, 05:17 PM

its on right now, and i think the producers got a little too involved. what do i mean? well it seems to have gone from "Fat Chance" to "Plus-sized Chance."

i only saw the first 4 contestants, but none of them were noticably large or anything. DEFINITELY not "fat." maybe big-boned. but that would be it.

out.of.habit · 07-15-2006, 05:48 PM

Soo... we have to be thin enough to be fat now?

coyote wild · 07-15-2006, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by out.of.habit

Soo... we have to be thin enough to be fat now?

I...what? What do you mean? I was just saying that it seemed like the producers felt that the contestants from last year were "too fat." it just seemed like they slimmed them down.

I'm not saying: "wre r da fat chyks?!?!!!11" I'm just complaining that the one thing on television that was brave enough to celebrate size, seems to be shying away a little.

hey, if im wrong, then nevermind. maybe it is just a coincidence that all of the contestants are universally smaller. fine, ill accept that. what do i care? everyone deserves a chance.

im just saying, after stating "We're doing it for the fat girls!" they seem to just mean the medium-sized girls.

variety, is what im trying to get at. if they were all over 400 lbs, it would be the same deal. i would be saying "where are all the mildly plus-sized? dont they get a chance?"

i hope im making my point. i wasnt trying to be a sexist, fat-obsessed whatever. just a guy wishing that everyone would get an equal chance.

HappyFatChick · 07-15-2006, 08:14 PM

I posted commentary at 11:28 pm Saturday but the thread is not coming up in the new posts.

You guys are right. No one in the top ten looked over a size 24.

out.of.habit · 07-15-2006, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coyote wild

I...what? What do you mean? I was just saying that it seemed like the producers felt that the contestants from last year were "too fat." it just seemed like they slimmed them down.

I'm not saying: "wre r da fat chyks?!?!!!11" I'm just complaining that the one thing on television that was brave enough to celebrate size, seems to be shying away a little.

hey, if im wrong, then nevermind. maybe it is just a coincidence that all of the contestants are universally smaller. fine, ill accept that. what do i care? everyone deserves a chance.

im just saying, after stating "We're doing it for the fat girls!" they seem to just mean the medium-sized girls.

variety, is what im trying to get at. if they were all over 400 lbs, it would be the same deal. i would be saying "where are all the mildly plus-sized? dont they get a chance?"

i hope im making my point. i wasnt trying to be a sexist, fat-obsessed whatever. just a guy wishing that everyone would get an equal chance.

Oh no!
No, the point you just made was what I was getting at. It was a gripe aimed at the producers of the show (and the media at large). You are absolutely right. That is what I meant, but I guess I ought to have been more specific, rather than short-stated and misguidedly witful.

No, I was saying that the message from Oxygen seemed to become that we fat folks need to be thin enough to be on a show that is supposed to represent us. Which makes me crazy.
Gah, I will be more specific next time. Because I was saying "Where're the fat chicks?!"

Forgive me?

coyote wild · 07-15-2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by out.of.habit

Oh no! No, the point you just made was what I was getting at. It was a gripe aimed at the producers of the show (and the media at large). You are absolutely right. That is what I meant, but I guess I ought to have been more specific, rather than short-stated and misguidedly witful.
No, I was saying that the message from Oxygen seemed to become that we fat folks need to be thin enough to be on a show that is supposed to represent us.
Gah, I will be more specific next time.

Forgive me?

haha no, I'm sorry. I was so worried I offended someone. It's hard to get messages across in text alone, believe me, i know. my girlfriend and i don't fight that much, but if we end up in a situation talking on yahoo while she's at work or something, we get in a fight because we take each other's text wrong haha

so don't worry. there's nothing to forgive

out.of.habit · 07-15-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by coyote wild

It's hard to get messages across in text alone, believe me, i know.

Oh, I so know how that goes. Ay, there's the rub, when it comes to the wonders of the internet.

PrettyKitty · 07-16-2006, 03:06 AM

I watched it and yes, seems that the women in the batch weren't really that big. I mean bigger, yes, but big, big...no. Beautiful ladies nonetheless.
I'm not trying to be offensive here, but, it seems that the african american women are more accepted at a bigger size. I noticed they got higher points and were more in the final group to win. hmm

BBW Betty · 07-16-2006, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrettyKitty

I watched it and yes, seems that the women in the batch weren't really that big. I mean bigger, yes, but big, big...no. Beautiful ladies nonetheless.
I'm not trying to be offensive here, but, it seems that the african american women are more accepted at a bigger size. I noticed they got higher points and were more in the final group to win. hmm

I kind of noticed that, too. But then I watched how they conveyed attitude and confidence in their posture and walk, and I think it was just their cultural background showing. Generally speaking, I think they were able to pull that off b/c of the bit of swagger (meant in a good way) that many Black women develop at a very young age. Truly gorgeous women, all of them.

BTW, I want that outfit that Tiffany wore at the end. I just loved that.

loves2laugh · 07-16-2006, 09:03 AM

i loved it. God bless mo'nique for doing this. and yes, i noticed that the smaller big girls got better marks that the larger big girls- of course all the judges were thin themselves- or maybe i am wrong. anyway, there was a lot of good advice and and think it was an amazingly positive thing for young bbws to see. i called my sister in law to have my niece watch it-she is going into junior high school and needs as much encouragement as she can get.

JMNYC · 07-16-2006, 09:44 AM

Watched it last night with the missus.

Thumbs-up despite points raised here.

The show's a single ant in the fat-loathing ant farm of TV, thus it's to be praised. It's SOMETHING.

Loud people vex me, though.

HappyFatChick · 07-16-2006, 03:04 PM

I watched it again today and saw more than I did the first time. I think the blonde Evie lady from IL looks like a fat version of Gena Lee Nolin from Baywatch. And I think the prison lady (I forgot her name) looks a lot like Pam Grier. I thought it was well-done even tho most of the women were not that big.

Boteroesque Babe · 07-16-2006, 05:01 PM

I would like to have seen elocution lessons all around, and perhaps an effort to put the streetwalker stroll on hold until after the pageant (the winner, specifically), but them sure were some pretty ladies. (And clothes.)

Mo'Nique gets a Southern style "bless her heart" from me. I believe she means well, and with a little better handling and direction, could perhaps make a significant difference.

And on the gorgeous glamor-puss scale she gets an 11.

elle camino · 07-16-2006, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Boteroesque Babe

(And clothes.)

exactly! that was like 90% of the draw, for me. i love seeing fat ladies in gorgeous formalwear. i'm just a fashion nerd.

EtobicokeFA · 07-17-2006, 07:29 AM

Damn CRTC!!!!!

Does anyone know where I can see it as a Canadian?

07-15-2006, 10:47 AM	#1
FEast Bountifulicious! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 18-53 College Point Blvd, Ste 14DJ, Flushing, NY 11356 Posts: 1,243	Mo'Nique's Fat Chance airs tonight and tomorrow For those of you who are interested, MO'NIQUE'S FAT CHANCE airs tonight at 8 and 11 p.m. and tomorrow at 4 p.m. for two hours on the Oxygen channel (Channel 61 in the NYC area). I suspect there will be more airings, too, but wanted to give the heads up to those of you who, like me, will be staying in tonight. This is the second year she's doing this, and while I have mixed emotions about it, I think it's mostly a positive experience. It's definitely something that needs to be done to get the studio execs thinking about the real women who populate this world. Enjoy!~Bountifully, Fuchsia __________________ BOUNTIFUL BBW CLIPS * * BOUNTIFUL PRODUCTIONS * * DIMENSIONSSSBBW CLIPS "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

07-15-2006, 12:25 PM	#2
out.of.habit Fat Lois Returns Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,094	Thanks for the head's up! It's worth taking a peek at for sure. I love DVR. __________________ It's a really long story.

07-15-2006, 04:58 PM	#3
gangstadawg ELITE H4X0r Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: detroit,mi Posts: 3,428	i still think the 10 bbws she decided to have are all smaller than the ones she had last year. __________________ my myspace page http://www.myspace.com/gamemasterer if you want my facebook page then search for meontre byrd.

07-15-2006, 05:48 PM	#5
out.of.habit Fat Lois Returns Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,094	Soo... we have to be thin enough to be fat now? __________________ It's a really long story.

07-16-2006, 09:03 AM	#13
loves2laugh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 301	i loved it. God bless mo'nique for doing this. and yes, i noticed that the smaller big girls got better marks that the larger big girls- of course all the judges were thin themselves- or maybe i am wrong. anyway, there was a lot of good advice and and think it was an amazingly positive thing for young bbws to see. i called my sister in law to have my niece watch it-she is going into junior high school and needs as much encouragement as she can get. __________________ www.myspace.com/loveslaughing

07-15-2006, 05:17 PM	#4
coyote wild You'll love me, I swear. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fatlanta, GA Posts: 520	its on right now, and i think the producers got a little too involved. what do i mean? well it seems to have gone from "Fat Chance" to "Plus-sized Chance." i only saw the first 4 contestants, but none of them were noticably large or anything. DEFINITELY not "fat." maybe big-boned. but that would be it.

07-15-2006, 08:14 PM	#7
HappyFatChick On Timeout Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,589	I posted commentary at 11:28 pm Saturday but the thread is not coming up in the new posts. You guys are right. No one in the top ten looked over a size 24.

07-16-2006, 03:06 AM	#11
PrettyKitty Dorkus Maximus Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 475	I watched it and yes, seems that the women in the batch weren't really that big. I mean bigger, yes, but big, big...no. Beautiful ladies nonetheless. I'm not trying to be offensive here, but, it seems that the african american women are more accepted at a bigger size. I noticed they got higher points and were more in the final group to win. hmm

07-16-2006, 09:44 AM	#14
JMNYC Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 654	Watched it last night with the missus. Thumbs-up despite points raised here. The show's a single ant in the fat-loathing ant farm of TV, thus it's to be praised. It's SOMETHING. Loud people vex me, though.

07-16-2006, 03:04 PM	#15
HappyFatChick On Timeout Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,589	I watched it again today and saw more than I did the first time. I think the blonde Evie lady from IL looks like a fat version of Gena Lee Nolin from Baywatch. And I think the prison lady (I forgot her name) looks a lot like Pam Grier. I thought it was well-done even tho most of the women were not that big.

07-16-2006, 05:01 PM	#16
Boteroesque Babe All cookies cleared! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,607	I would like to have seen elocution lessons all around, and perhaps an effort to put the streetwalker stroll on hold until after the pageant (the winner, specifically), but them sure were some pretty ladies. (And clothes.) Mo'Nique gets a Southern style "bless her heart" from me. I believe she means well, and with a little better handling and direction, could perhaps make a significant difference. And on the gorgeous glamor-puss scale she gets an 11. __________________ "If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win. That's what they do so well; they seduce people. But if you ridicule them, bring them down with laughter, they can't win." ~ Mel Brooks "The country is run by extremists, 'cause moderates have shit to do." ~ Jon Stewart "And she doesn't wear polyester except when she's kidding."~ Egbert Souse

07-17-2006, 07:29 AM	#18
EtobicokeFA Proud FA Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New England Posts: 3,509	Damn CRTC!!!!! Does anyone know where I can see it as a Canadian? __________________ "When it comes to health. It's not the size of your ass that count as much as how much you move it!" "Health is not a body weight, it's a measure of fitness."

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