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In reference to Szerbiak's spoiler tag...
Welcome to my life. Where I spend much of it thinking of "ways to change society's perceptions of fat people."
Ah, the misconceptions. My screenplay (which, many of you know, is called "Yoga for Fat Girls") is a family drama about a mother, two daughters, and a granddaughter who are overweight. It's not a movie about losing weight, mind you, or obsessed particularly with the concept. First and foremost it's about these women's relationships. But underlying themes stress equal parts health-awareness and self-acceptance.
This thread has been more motivation to make this film than just about anything else.
I'll be hosting a reading of it in early February, and man, would I like to have everyone here attend. Not just because I want input and reaction before it gets sent out, but because, like SM suggests, I am striving to change society's opinions of fat people, and what better than to start with the people around me?
Also, SM, isn't that you in your profile pic? Ugly you are not. Quite attractive, for a vulcan. A lot of people in my life HAVE been physically attracted to me, not limited to emotional or mental attraction. Acknowledge societal trends but don't embrace them so.
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