Reid About It

Last night, I flipped on Entertainment Tonight while eating. What can I say, I never tire of seeing them interview celebrities about major world catastrophes. If I don't hear what Charlize Theron thinks about the World Bank, I can't sleep at night.

Anyway, as a reality-show style experiment, ET was going to send cameras out into the New York City streets and follow a fat woman (their words) around to see how people react to her.

But, just to make sure the examination process was as shallow as possible, they didn't actually go out and hire an overweight woman to be their subject. They used their professional model, a tall, size 4, 120 pound woman who was wearing what appeared to be the 300 pound "Fat Monica" suit.

So they made this beautiful woman up to be overweight, just so she could be laughed at and made fun of. And then at the end of the show, she took the fat suit off and was desirable again, and everybody had a happy ending.

Except for the people who are still fat.

Because it's good to see how people react to fat women, without actually having to hire one.

What the Hell is wrong with us sometimes? Why is it that even when we try to make a step forward as a society, we still screw it up?

It's like the meat substitute products they make that are supposed to be better for you than real meat. What's the only way you'll buy them? If they're pressed into the shape of hamburgers and chicken planks, we'll think about it.

Same with fat people. We'll watch them on television, but only if we can be assured that underneath the blubber, there's an attractive person we can see during the big reveal.