Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25701646-20150328050941/@comment-5106672-20150411212636

Ruby ridinghood wrote: GothicNarcissus wrote: I think OUAT should leave the matter alone entirely because, despite what they might pull off, as soon as they address it openly there's going to be someone who's not happy with that. Not enough screentime, not enough happy endings, not enough whatever, and someone would get offended anyways. I'd rather have them keep writing good characters and casting great actors regardless of their ethnicity than forcing anything.

Textbook case here (since we're discussing body shape, let's broaden the thing further): was I glad Mulan raised the LGBT quotes on OUAT? Didn't care. Was I pissed she wasn't given enough screentime? Other than her being an awesome character in general, didn't care. Was I pissed she didn't get her happy ending, or did I see the fact that she had to hide her love for Aurora because the latter had gotten pregnant as homophobe, or OUAT trying to enforce the traditional marriage stereotypes in spite of the LGBT character? HELL NO, none of that s**t. Do I feel under-represented by the lack of other LGBT characters in the show (sorry guys, SwanQueen is nothing near canon)? No. What I care about and enjoyed with Mulan were three well-written characters, a very well-written subplot and very heartwarming scenes. I'm here for the magic, not for political statements, so I don't need the writers to include a LGBT character just for the sake of it.

As for the chubby princess for chubbiness' sake: again, no. Honestly, none of the actresses on OUAT are skinny. They have perfectly average bodyframes – neither skinny, nor fat – and that's how it should be. Body weight is a very personal and, more importantly, health-related matter in the first place. What is healthy for somebody might not be for someone else, so making statements – one way or another – not only is stupid and bound to leave someone discontent, but also dangerous. It is up to parents to be good role models for their kids, based on what their individual metabolism and nutritional needs are like, not television. Again, let's love the actors for their acting, not for what they look like. They are a lot of women who are chubby and still healthy. All that girls see on tv are either skinny women or chubby women who are used as a punchline. it's not healthy for girls to see only skinny women on tv when that's not the way it is in the real world. The first one is exactly my point: you can't make general statements about weight and body shape on tv. It depends on each single person's metabolism and overall health, end of the story. Myself, I am perfectly healthy, with perfectly regular values when I make check ups, yet I'm 20 kg underweight. No matter how much I eat or exercise, my body won't just gain weight: that's how I am. Very skinny men are similarly shunned – ‘cause the "optimal" stereotype of western male is muscular – yet I would NEVER want my body shape to be set as an example on tv, because it is healthy and normal for me, but would be very unhealthy for other men out there. It might be used as an excuse for disregarding basic healthy eating habits that might have severe consequences, and that's wrong. Same goes with overweight See my point?

Besides, as I said and am gonna remark, none of the women (or men) on OUAT are skinny, except maybe Victoria Smurfit. They have perfectly average body frames. Jennifer might be a bit slimmer, Emilie a bit plumper, Lana is perfectly average, Ginnifer has just given birth: I see none of them as setting a "be skinny" example for anyone. With this said, any chubby actress who can deliver a remarkable performance is more than welcome for me, but I'd rather judge her based on her acting skills than her body.