Tag: reality television

Jillian Michaels Shows Her True Hateful Colors

I just saw an interview with Jillian Michaels on CBS Sunday Morning. She talked about how she’s now a “brand.” She talked about being so stressed out she wants to eat ice cream for dinner and drink wine straight from the bottle. She talked about being so busy she hasn’t been to the gym for …

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When Do You Admit Weight Denial?

All of us who deal with a significant weight problem spend time in a place I’ve identified as between points of support and resistance. These are terms I’ve borrowed from the trading world. When the market keeps returning to a particular point without breaking out past it, that’s called support to the downside and resistance …

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The Scourge that is “Biggest Loser”

Why mince words? “Biggest Loser” is one of the most offensive television shows of all time. It perpetuates truly hateful paradigms in the guise of a sickening insistence that the show “is changing lives.” I could say that the most disgusting scenes are when the trainers are humiliating the contestants and they do that in so many …

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Ruby Gettinger: Incredible Inspiration or Interminable Spiral?

Ruby Gettinger, Style Network’s one-time ratings star, has been out of a job since her reality show ended in 2011. With her book selling for a few dollars on Amazon and her blog just a handful of odd, rambling posts, partly in all caps and riddled with jarring but seemingly deliberate misspellings, the one-time recipient …

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