{"id":896,"date":"2010-09-21T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T14:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/09\/fat-tv-mike-and-mollys-fat-j.html"},"modified":"2010-09-21T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2010-09-21T14:21:09","slug":"fat-tv-mike-and-mollys-fat-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/09\/fat-tv-mike-and-mollys-fat-j.html","title":{"rendered":"FAT TV – Mike and Molly’s fat jokes offensive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ‘latest and greatest’ in “Fat TV” was rolled out on CBS last night. “Mike and Molly” is a 30-minute sitcom that’s about two hugely<\/em> likable people who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous (OA) meeting. It’s your basic boy meets girl story, with a heavy twist, as both are ‘plus-sized.’
\nThe main characters of the show, Police Officer Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell) and fourth-grade teacher Molly Flynn (Melissa McCarthy formerly Sookie from The Gilmore Girls), toss ‘weighty’ jokes back n’ forth, as does the supporting cast.
\nThere’s been a lot of buzz on the Internet today about Mike and Molly’s fat jokes, some finding them offensive. Did you?
\nIn my book, All Is Forgiven, Move On: Our Lady of Weight Loss’s 101 Fat Burning Steps on Your Journey to Sveltesville<\/a><\/em>, Step 2: Laugh Yourself Skinny<\/em> encourages laughter!
\n“Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.” ~ Bob Newhart.<\/em>
\nLaughter:<\/em>
\nactivates the will to live
\nlowers stress
\nelevates mood
\nimproves brain functioning
\nreduces risk of heart disease, stroke, arthritis and ulcers
\ndissolves anger
\nburns calories
\nexercises muscles
\nI’m all for filling up on laughter!
\nPlease weigh-in on Mike and Molly! What did you think? Offensive? Sweet? Thumbs up? Down? Sideways?!!!
\nSpread the word … NOT the icing!
\nJanice
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