Fat Studies on Colbert
According to the wonderful Susan Stinson, Amy Farrell, a contributor to the upcoming Fat Studies Reader, is going to be on The Colbert Report on Wednesday at 11:30 pm. She will make arguments against charging higher insurance rates for people with higher BMIs. She also has a book coming out soon called Fat Shame. How exciting!
In my letter to Jon Stewart after the fat suit debacle I encouraged him to bring fat activists and scholars on his show. It is great to see Colbert is willing to do this; however, he is known for heckling his guests, keeping true to his satire of conservative talk show hosts. Previously Colbert has welcomed Leonard Nimoy on his show discussing the Full Body Project, and he has also talked about the Headless Fatties phenomenon.
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Posted by withoutscene on October 13, 2009
I do hope she's watched a few shows so she knows how it usually goes on those segments. We are already set up to DVR the show, so I will be looking forward to it.
I just got through watching her appearance and thought that it was a great segment. Although Stephen put in a few jokes it didn't take away from her being able to give out a good message. It would of been nice if it was a little bit longer but all together I was very pleased with it. I'm assuming that they will post the interview online later.
Great segment. Yeah, Stephen did make a few jokes, but we've noticed that when he believes in something or has respect for the guest, he lets them talk with not too many interruptions. So looks like he is on board!
Loved the segment. Especially the "right to bear jiggly arms" bit.