tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post3695592640917801391..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: More to Loathe?Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-3614689186898726912009-08-21T13:18:16.338-04:002009-08-21T13:18:16.338-04:00I agree, Merry! And I love the word schadenfreude...I agree, Merry! And I love the word schadenfreude--English needs a handy word like that.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-33233456618150152182009-08-21T13:15:01.011-04:002009-08-21T13:15:01.011-04:00Geez, Crabby, this blog has some pretty classy com...<i>Geez, Crabby, this blog has some pretty classy commenters. They even use German!</i><br /><br />I agree, Lynn, schadenfreude, 'delight in the misfortune of others' is about the only reason to watch this show.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-26379787128475789072009-08-21T12:57:03.850-04:002009-08-21T12:57:03.850-04:00I have not ever watched any reality TV. I don'...I have not ever watched any reality TV. I don't watch So You Think You Can Dance, I don't watch American Idol, I've never seen Survivor.<br /><br />I'm just not interested. <br /><br />The whole premise of reality television (and really, reality ought to be in ""s because I don't know about YOU, but my reality isn't anything like that!) seems to be a way to make the couch potato generation feel like "well, at least I'm not THAT bad."<br /><br />It's all very schadenfreude to me...Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102363251376084521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-5047448751743004812009-08-21T07:24:53.422-04:002009-08-21T07:24:53.422-04:00hear hear, april! I couldn't agree more!
azus...hear hear, april! I couldn't agree more!<br /><br />azusmom, almost snorted my coffee when i read the IQ comment - absolutely!Lillian's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024199193757928903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-6165683699951642672009-08-20T23:29:53.299-04:002009-08-20T23:29:53.299-04:00I haven't seen the show (I also hate most real...I haven't seen the show (I also hate most reality shows), but I heard that when the women were introduced, they had to give business cards to the guy that had their weight on it!!!!!!<br />(Someone wrote that women on other dating shows should be forced to give out their I.Q.!)<br />Most reality shows go for the most pathetic people they can find, and this one is the worst of the lot.azusmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833120044345423052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-48963786437177102812009-08-20T21:04:58.910-04:002009-08-20T21:04:58.910-04:00Haven't seen the show. Don't really want ...Haven't seen the show. Don't really want to. Reality dating shows just make me want to hurl. Dating shows in general make me want to hurl... <br /><br />I am sadly having a closet love affair with reality TV. I have even *gasp* watched and enjoyed the Biggest Loser, but my favorite reality shows tend to be along the lines of the Next Food Network Star, food competitions, and my favorite to date was Step it Up and Dance (awesome!!!!).<br /><br />To me reality dating shows are about wanting some ideal that doesn't exist and probably can't exist under the test-tube conditions of the show. They are so far from reality it isn't funny - even when you add "normal" sized people and highlight their body image issues.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190657501435007768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-26377707849774471812009-08-20T20:41:53.000-04:002009-08-20T20:41:53.000-04:00BTW-- I thought More to Love was really, really sa...BTW-- I thought More to Love was really, really sad. I couldn't handle watching it.Foodie McBodyhttp://www.foodfoodbodybody.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82832868375240413222009-08-20T20:40:15.570-04:002009-08-20T20:40:15.570-04:00I have to say that I am an unabashed fan of Bigges...I have to say that I am an unabashed fan of Biggest Loser. I realize that many things that they do are downright stupid or harmful BUT... I do think it has changed peoples' lives for the positive. I think Jillian is an awesome trainer. The last season began just as I was starting my new journey to health, and I felt like these people were companions on my journey. I felt like they were in it with me. I'd see someone like Kristin, who was so very overweight, being totally willing and ready to do ANY challenge, and I had a lot of respect and admiration for her. She inspired me. I saw peoples' bodies and lives change, and how amazing it was to be able to do things they never dreamed possible. I cried for them many times. I truly WAS inspired. I'm definitely tuning in on September 15th to the new season.Foodie McBodyhttp://www.foodfoodbodybody.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2836418775751977122009-08-20T18:32:09.219-04:002009-08-20T18:32:09.219-04:00I have to agree with Camevil. It's just more ...I have to agree with Camevil. It's just more expoitation and manipulation on the part of the media, as is 95% of reality shows out there. Don't get me wrong, I grew up on The Real World, but The Real World isn't even real anymore.Rahimhttp://www.wellnessbymanymeans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24551817469454185602009-08-20T16:48:16.640-04:002009-08-20T16:48:16.640-04:00Yeah, that's why I don't watch reality tv....Yeah, that's why I don't watch reality tv.Spring Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122505632533994205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-19772801135226580912009-08-20T16:39:50.689-04:002009-08-20T16:39:50.689-04:00I couldn't get through 5 minutes of this show....I couldn't get through 5 minutes of this show. I watched a part where one of the girls was going ON and ON about how she loved him already, and how great he was, and I just couldn't listen anymore...<br />I think the whole premise stinks. Why couldn't they have women of ALL sizes together on one show? Why must they all be plus size, and all be so insecure? <br />Ugh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417973646691830257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-48123285296400400592009-08-20T15:49:57.621-04:002009-08-20T15:49:57.621-04:00April -- "confident fat girls on TV"?
A ...April -- "confident fat girls on TV"?<br />A radical concept!Merryhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-16000271783523457322009-08-20T15:29:47.915-04:002009-08-20T15:29:47.915-04:00Sagan -- my first thought was that the baby was la...Sagan -- my first thought was that the baby was laughing. Maybe this is some kind of Rorschach test or something :)merryhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-48616502769137280972009-08-20T15:21:32.982-04:002009-08-20T15:21:32.982-04:00Lillian's Mom - I can see that and actually co...Lillian's Mom - I can see that and actually concede to that idea but - yes I still have a BUT - that still doesn't make me happy because why does fat need to be fetishized? (word?) <br /><br />I'm sick of being the fat girl that men chase after because they like "real women" or "curves in all the right places".<br /><br />I'm just a woman. Quit fetishizing me.<br /><br />Maybe that's why the concept of this show really creeps me out. Besides the stereotypical insecure fat girl on TV thing. I want to see beautiful and not-so-beautiful CONFIDENT fat girls on TV.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632697136084854885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-48417276469428732512009-08-20T15:21:19.444-04:002009-08-20T15:21:19.444-04:00GRRRR. I haven't seen it yet but from what I&#...GRRRR. I haven't seen it yet but from what I've heard it sounds awful. On so many levels.<br /><br />Also, when I saw that photo, my immediate reaction was that the kid was screaming rather than laughing. hmm, I wonder what that says about me?Saganhttp://livinghealthyintherealworld.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-29115922916207580452009-08-20T14:22:43.936-04:002009-08-20T14:22:43.936-04:00Are these shows deliberately designed to include p...Are these shows deliberately designed to include people so insecure that it makes even the most insecure viewer feel better about themselves by comparison?Merryhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-71111600820383186972009-08-20T14:03:36.479-04:002009-08-20T14:03:36.479-04:00I've never watched any of those reality shows....I've never watched any of those reality shows. Why bother? Every day I get to observe people engaging in self-loathing and stupid behavior.Kathy Garmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975778367180073475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-34302880744257043742009-08-20T13:52:06.192-04:002009-08-20T13:52:06.192-04:00This show is awful nonsense. I dont think these w...This show is awful nonsense. I dont think these women realize how pathetic they are coming across. The one time I watched part of it, it was mostly a bunch of sniveling crybabies complaining about how everyone is so mean to them just because they are fat. Seriously, it seemed that every female sprung a leak. Maybe people are just mean to them because they can sense their weak sense of self worth and they seem like victims.<br /><br />Who cares if they are overweight? I dont and obviously neither does the guy on the show! These women dont need a love match, they need a therapist to help them love themselves for who they are or make a serious effort to change it. No whining if you arent going to try to minimize what you dont like about yourself and maximize whta you do!!!Whobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387161361288431138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-8618146269633662922009-08-20T13:08:35.023-04:002009-08-20T13:08:35.023-04:00why not include people of all shapes, sizes and co...why not include people of all shapes, sizes and colors into one show? Why do fatties need a separate show? -April<br /><br />i think that'd be an interesting start, but they seem to tailor the collection of women to the guy's likes, at least physically. if they started out with a bunch of assorted women that all liked, say, cooking or biking.. i wonder if the guy would weed out all but the tall skinny pretty ones? <br /><br />i agree with a lot of you.. the batchelor is just a bunch of skinny needy women, and more to love is a bunch of big needy women, all fighting for some guy they don't know. it's the dumbest thing ever. <br /><br />however, when my hubby and i met i was big tho not as big as i am now (post baby, mind you :) ) He's always been a 'curves in the right places' type of guy, and has been a huge help to my self esteem. he's ok if i'm on a weightloss trip, or if i fall right off into the cookie jar. he loves me for me!Lillian's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024199193757928903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-74470481374570389032009-08-20T13:05:46.080-04:002009-08-20T13:05:46.080-04:00Needy and insecure - is there any greater aphrodis...Needy and insecure - is there any greater aphrodisiac? I watched about 1/2 hour of this show and just couldn't take all the mewling and groveling. Save it for your IRS audit. Seems this show is really "The Biggest Loser" - and no, I don't mean that in a nice way.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117083150374231978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56571388477304230992009-08-20T13:01:49.164-04:002009-08-20T13:01:49.164-04:00Haven't seen the show, nor do I care to watch ...Haven't seen the show, nor do I care to watch it. I think it's degrading to everyone involved. The man and the women. <br /><br />I hate reality shows myself because I don't like knowing that those people on them are out there. In my same world. I may run into them. And that is scary as hell.B.o.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09778073562721277426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-63632489930036549892009-08-20T13:01:45.201-04:002009-08-20T13:01:45.201-04:00I watched 5 minutes of this show the other evening...I watched 5 minutes of this show the other evening and I like your title much better. The guy seems like a very good actor-- I don't trust him and it might be because he's overweight.<br /><br />(just kidding)<br />I like Camevil's comment..biting thru her wrist. Funny.Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-9398174119246799712009-08-20T12:55:48.875-04:002009-08-20T12:55:48.875-04:00I never watch reality shows. I don't slow down...I never watch reality shows. I don't slow down and gawk at accidents either. they'll get to the ER soon enough, and I'll look at them there. If no emergency personal has arrived at the accident scene, OK, then the good samaritan kicks in :-)Dr. Jhttp://www.calorielab.com/news/dr-jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-48865366754994353412009-08-20T12:43:28.480-04:002009-08-20T12:43:28.480-04:00Oh my goodness, this sounds awful!
I'm not a ...Oh my goodness, this sounds awful!<br /><br />I'm not a big fan of reality tv, and this doesn't tempt me to start watching anytime soon!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-12656270722749734782009-08-20T12:23:25.458-04:002009-08-20T12:23:25.458-04:00There's an idea for a reality show.
Take these...There's an idea for a reality show.<br />Take these women, put them through liposuction, gastric band surgery, whatever it takes to make them thin in the shortest period of time. Then let them loose on the world and see if it changes them from insecure whiners to self-confident winners.<br /><br />I have a feeling it would be a parallel to the situation where people win the lottery. A surprisingly large percentage of these people end up spending all the money and being back where they started before they were rich.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.com