tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post115792148777726292..comments2024-02-15T02:23:32.121-08:00Comments on Fatty McBlog: The Fat Best Friend...And Buffy. Yep, the Vampire Slayer.fatty mcgeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180072695306201058noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-87300251021823561552010-07-24T01:45:35.785-07:002010-07-24T01:45:35.785-07:00Sookie is especially awesome because she acts and ...Sookie is especially awesome because she acts and dresses like a fat woman who loves herself, not like a woman who wishes she was skinny.<br />Also, what's up with fat people on TV being played by skinny people in makeup, like on Friends and in Hairspray. What, you just couldn't find any fat people who could sing? What's next, blackface?osmodiarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1159232468128355062006-09-25T18:01:00.000-07:002006-09-25T18:01:00.000-07:00I'm a fat best friend too... you summed it up perf...I'm a fat best friend too... you summed it up perfectly. I think I'm going to read this blog regularly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1159188223665469412006-09-25T05:43:00.000-07:002006-09-25T05:43:00.000-07:00FBF's on American TV: I didn't watch the show Ed w...FBF's on American TV: I didn't watch the show <I>Ed</I> when it ran so I don't know who the characters are, but there was a thin woman/fat best friend on there. The FBF even railed against the thin woman for how she was being treated.<BR/><BR/><I>The Practice</I>, where Lara Flynn Boyle's character was the thin friend, Kelli Williams played her fat friend, and the <B>gorgeous</B> Camryn Manheim was the ultimate fat friend. Camryn should never play that role, she's so sexy and confident, whatever show or movie she's in the supporting actress should have to play "The Thin Best Friend", who's too obsessed with dieting to hold down a boyfriend while Camryn goes out with a new guy every week.<BR/><BR/>Mindblowingly dumb as it was <I>The Parkers</I> broke the fat-woman-role mode by having a completely confident and sexy woman with a fat friend who was also confident and sexy, just a bit more grounded. Well ok, the friend was thinner and got fewer dates. I love how Nikki Parker never sat at home obsessing over whether or not she should lose weight to be more attractive to the Professor. It wasn't a particularly good show but it could have been worse.<BR/><BR/>Beyond that, I can't really think of the fat friend on TV. It could be because I watch a lot of cop shows with ensemble casts, and it's sad that when they go to pick a new cast member they don't ever find a big woman to fill the role. (Law & Order, I'm looking at you. Why have all the assistant district attorneys been supermodels?)<BR/><BR/>It was nice to see Willow become more than an akward hanger-on in <I>Buffy</I>, the first few seasons were painful to watch as Willow's character got consumed in Buffy's shadow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158955822496900542006-09-22T13:10:00.000-07:002006-09-22T13:10:00.000-07:00Word to Bloomie! I thought Kelly osbourne was so ...Word to Bloomie! I thought Kelly osbourne was so cute on Life As We Know It. Cute and acute, as well. Now, Kelly Osbourne would have been a <I>rockin'</I> Best Friend Willow to Buffy - except, that if Kelly Osborne was Willow, I wouldn't have been rooting for her to get killed in that one cr@ppy story arc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158382840466449292006-09-15T22:00:00.000-07:002006-09-15T22:00:00.000-07:00Perhaps this is out of the ordinary but maybe you ...Perhaps this is out of the ordinary but maybe you are playing on steorotypes. My two best friends are fat, and I am not. I am the one without a boyfriend, I am the virgin, I am the one hearing their boyfriend problems. Because I am the shy one. They are really outgoing and much more comfortable around boys. They just dont let the fact they are fat stop them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158303048849314262006-09-14T23:50:00.000-07:002006-09-14T23:50:00.000-07:00Well, 10:11, for one of my good friends - with tas...Well, 10:11, for one of my good friends - with taste you lack, I might add - to set me up on a date, as most of them know my significant other quite well, would be most tacky.<BR/><BR/>But I wouldn't think you would be aware of those gradations of good manners.<BR/><BR/>So please take "yourselfs" out of the conversation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158241891240319432006-09-14T06:51:00.000-07:002006-09-14T06:51:00.000-07:00I love fat friends! I'm not overweight myself, but...I love fat friends! I'm not overweight myself, but it was good because it treated fat as a peripheral issue as opposed to something that dominated the character's lives, and was really upbeat as well. In fact, the only one I can remember being terminally unhappy with her size was the bulimic fat fighters leader, and she wasn't very pretty either. Round of applause to fat friends!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158182472883200682006-09-13T14:21:00.000-07:002006-09-13T14:21:00.000-07:00What about Fat Friends?! Its a great series-really...What about Fat Friends?! Its a great series-really funny, successful and true to real life. It was on ITV1 in the UK.<BR/> Somehow I doubt it would be shown in the US. <BR/><BR/>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264246/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158172153530996192006-09-13T11:29:00.000-07:002006-09-13T11:29:00.000-07:00I actually thought they did such a good job with t...I actually thought they did such a good job with the Marisa Janet Winokur FBF character on "Stacked" that I wished the show was better so people would actually watch it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158169904668979022006-09-13T10:51:00.000-07:002006-09-13T10:51:00.000-07:00check this out - could this be the next big moveme...check this out - could this be the next big movement???<BR/><BR/>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/13/spain.models/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158160358076535132006-09-13T08:12:00.000-07:002006-09-13T08:12:00.000-07:00how about chunk from the movie the goonies? all h...how about chunk from the movie the goonies? all he talked about was food. i also noticed a fbf on the show "stacked" w/ pamela anderson. peter on the cosby show.... he was TOTALLY the fbf. kathy najimy on veronica's closet (w/ kirstie alley when she was thinner). <BR/>and what's worse about this whole phenomenon is that not only are the friends fat, but they almost always make the character unbelievably annoying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158156625870229102006-09-13T07:10:00.000-07:002006-09-13T07:10:00.000-07:00Anon 10:11, I think I'm just feeding the troll her...Anon 10:11, I think I'm just feeding the troll here, but...<BR/><BR/>I've been in a relationship for 6 years, so nobody's set me up in a while. But I've been set up by friends before (and I was fat at the time), and I've set my fat friends up at least twice that I can remember. <BR/><BR/>But honestly, who relies on their friends to set them up anymore? Almost everyone I know uses the internet to find people to knock boots/go on dates with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158152401737140142006-09-13T06:00:00.000-07:002006-09-13T06:00:00.000-07:00Anon at 10.11, sorry to burst your bubble but I'm ...Anon at 10.11, sorry to burst your bubble but I'm afraid I can indeed boast generous friends with matchmaking tendencies. I can also assure you I've never minded my pals' drinks in a club while they were getting their groove on down on the dance floor. We came to dance and dance we did. <B>All</B> of us. By the way, got any friends who'll still be there for you if and when the lover moves on? Or do you all dump each other the moment you relinquish single status? <BR/><BR/>Sheila, you sound like a great mate to me. True friendships are not predicated on size. And true friendships are, in my view, the only ones worth having.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158139453949107122006-09-13T02:24:00.000-07:002006-09-13T02:24:00.000-07:00Okay, but what if you're on the thinner side -- no...Okay, but what if you're on the thinner side -- no swimsuit model, but single-digit sizes -- and you happen to have a friend who is smart and funny and kind and a terrific person, and also fat? My friend does have a life of her own; she doesn't have a boyfriend, but she has a life, and I'd be thrilled if someone loved her even more than I do. We could dish about boys together. So, should she not be a close friend of mine because that makes her the FBF?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158124305819712802006-09-12T22:11:00.000-07:002006-09-12T22:11:00.000-07:00There is a power dynamic you all are missing. Anon...There is a power dynamic you all are missing. <BR/><BR/>Anon, Buffpuff, and littlem are all wrong I am betting. When was the last time one of those "friends" set you up on a date? FBF are not on the same level as reglar friends. You are kidding yourselfs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158120273433020712006-09-12T21:04:00.000-07:002006-09-12T21:04:00.000-07:00>"Look, all of you who have thin friends who treat...>"Look, all of you who have thin friends who treat you like shit...well, why are you friends with those people?"<BR/><BR/>Co-sign, Buff and Anon 8:07.<BR/><BR/>Mindy Cohn is producing now. FBF revenge IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158090218853243552006-09-12T12:43:00.000-07:002006-09-12T12:43:00.000-07:00Yep. What she just said.Yep. What she just said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158073642063701742006-09-12T08:07:00.000-07:002006-09-12T08:07:00.000-07:00Look, all of you who have thin friends who treat y...Look, all of you who have thin friends who treat you like shit...well, why are you friends with those people? Just because you knew someone in HS or college doesn't mean you have to spend every weekend holding their purse at a nightclub.<BR/><BR/>Take a class or join a club or volunteer or something. Meet new people! I am fat and NONE of my friends treat me like a sexless loser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158073219854381322006-09-12T08:00:00.000-07:002006-09-12T08:00:00.000-07:00I used to get off work at midnight. There's a lot ...I used to get off work at midnight. There's a lot of really bad television on at midnight. What I'm geting at is dating shows.<BR/>There was one that comes to mind where the frat boy type guy was talking about "the DUFF", or "Designated Ugly Fat Friend". According to him, if he goes and hits on a girl and she doesn't like him, she will try to push him off on "the DUFF". It sounded like crap at the time but now I'm wondering if some girls might actually invite their FBF along for this very reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158071873987497842006-09-12T07:37:00.000-07:002006-09-12T07:37:00.000-07:00anonymous 12:56, you are so right. If I had a nick...anonymous 12:56, you are so right. If I had a nickel for every time I sat and watched while my friends had a ball and got all the guys, I'd be a friggin' millionaire.emily poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450031333056964743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158067484400131662006-09-12T06:24:00.000-07:002006-09-12T06:24:00.000-07:00Yeah, the FBF thing sucks. There aren't a lot of c...Yeah, the FBF thing sucks. <BR/>There aren't a lot of cool FBFs on tv, but I echo what was said about Sookie above. I also loved Molly on "Ed"- even though she was primarily there to boost stupid Carol Vessey's ego, she also had relationships of her own. If I remember correctly, there was even a storyline where she was tempted to cheat (or did cheat, I forget) on her very nice boyfriend who loved her very much with another guy who really liked her. Who knew fat girls could have more than one person attracted to them?[/sarcasm]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158023103598166542006-09-11T18:05:00.000-07:002006-09-11T18:05:00.000-07:00Oh my gosh. You totally hit the fat best friend on...Oh my gosh. You totally hit the fat best friend on the head--helping your thin friends shop, listening to them about their guy problems, always being the fun friend to your guy friends but never having any possibility of being more. Wow. Just, wow.<BR/><BR/>Being the fat best friend blows hardcore. WTF?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158005281032719682006-09-11T13:08:00.001-07:002006-09-11T13:08:00.001-07:00Thanks, Robb. As a Joss fan, I fely compelled to ...Thanks, Robb. As a Joss fan, I fely compelled to defend his decision to re-cast Willow, but now I don't have to. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158005280135056292006-09-11T13:08:00.000-07:002006-09-11T13:08:00.000-07:00Thanks, Robb. As a Joss fan, I fely compelled to ...Thanks, Robb. As a Joss fan, I fely compelled to defend his decision to re-cast Willow, but now I don't have to. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14578627.post-1158004688551003822006-09-11T12:58:00.000-07:002006-09-11T12:58:00.000-07:00Sookie is totally the FBF, but what I love, love, ...Sookie is totally the FBF, but what I love, love, LOVE about the GG is the preponderence of fat, female characters who have sex lives. There's Sookie and Jackson, Babette and Morey and Ms. Patty, and well what seems like many, many, many men around the world. Lots of lovely fat ladies on tv...AND they have love lives, get married, have babies and in the case of Sookie have rockin wardrobes. <BR/><BR/>Life as we Know it which lasted longer in the UK than it did in the US and which I loved featured Kelly Osborne as the "fat" friend. Her boy friends friends even teased him about her size, but he had a voiceover where he talks about how much he loved her body. <BR/><BR/>And...I just looked a ton of shows over on televisionwithoutpity.com and it seems as if those are the only shows with the FBF. Aaah! How crazy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com