the fat girl goes to college

so, i was home today after hanging out with my roommate to-be, when i stumbled on one of my favorite tv shows of...well, ever: yo gabba gabba.

if you're not familiar with the show, visualize a somewhat avant garde, new-breed of barney type characters frolicking around, but teaching kids valuable lessons, like to look around before crossing the street or that it isn't good to eat a sandwich after it has fallen on the ground. i make these statements with absolutely no sarcasm intended. i do firmly believe that these little things should be taught to little kids, and this fun technicolor romp through the imagination is just what the doctor ordered. well done, nick jr.

in fat news, buzz has been stirring about the new playstation game, fat princess. my understanding is that a key part of the game is searching for dessert items to feed to the opposing team's princess to "fatten her up" if you will. huh. i guess, as a fat female, this figure is supposed to represent me. like, me sitting on my ass eating sugary sweets and such. actually, that sounds like fun...

but in all seriousness, this is (i apologize for the language, but there's no more accurate description than this) some fucked up shit. when are we going to stop making fun of fat people? seriously. when will it stop being okay? last time i checked, it's not okay to make sexist or racist jokes, but it's fine to make sizist remarks? whateve. you know, i have a solution: boycott sony till they get rid of this bullshit. its time to take a stand. what do you say?

oh, and big fat blog also has a post regard the scandal if you want to read some more fat perspectives.

Labels: fat, princess, sony, yo gabba gabba