# Do you think Katie Couric is fat ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972 "2005-01-27T20:04:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/1 "2005-01-27T20:04:33Z")
This morning, I was listening to the radio and a couple of the DJ’s were talking about a show she did, where she was talking to teenagers about sex. For no clear reason the conversation changed to how fat she is. I don’t watch The Today Show, so I rarely see her, but I would think that if she gained a major amout of weight, it would be discussed somewhere else. If Katie Couric is considered fat, there is no hope for anyone like me. Is she ? ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/2 "2005-01-27T20:09:12Z")
My response when reading this thread title was, WTF? I know many people on here have strong opinions regarding her personality, but I would by no means call her fat. Actually, I wouldn’t call anyone fat, but to answer the question, no, shes not fat. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/3 "2005-01-27T20:25:57Z")
I would again echo, WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/4 "2005-01-27T20:29:47Z")
Um, [NO](http://www.nytix.com/repository/shows/TodayShow/GroupShot.gif) What the hell? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/5 "2005-01-27T20:48:11Z")
I’ll bet that if Katie Couric were a man, they’d be calling her “gay” instead of “fat.” For people like this, “fat” is the worst possible thing you could call a woman, just like “gay” is the worst possible thing you could call a man. It has nothing to do with the actual fatness/gayness of the person in question, it’s merely a generic, adolescent insult. ---
**Author:** ![wnorthr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@wnorthr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wnorthr)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/6 "2005-01-28T00:33:34Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I’ll bet that if Katie Couric were a man, they’d be calling her “gay” instead of “fat.” For people like this, “fat” is the worst possible thing you could call a woman, just like “gay” is the worst possible thing you could call a man. It has nothing to do with the actual fatness/gayness of the person in question, it’s merely a generic, adolescent insult. And very typical of morning radio. ---
**Author:** ![MaddyStrut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/7 "2005-01-28T00:51:21Z")
No. I didn’t see more than a few minutes of the show in question (I only watched enough to decide it wasn’t interesting). But I did see Katie and she certainly didn’t look fat. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/8 "2005-01-28T01:19:05Z")
Well, they said Alicia Silverstone was fat in whichever Batman movie she was in. Some people… As far as I’m concerned: If I can count your ribs, I’m not interested. ---
**Author:** ![ILMS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecb155/32.png) [@ILMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILMS)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/9 "2005-01-28T01:24:22Z")
for what it’s worth, The last time I saw her on TV, she was sitting in a chair and she looked fat. she has that middle age spread, and her thighs are big. They usually don’t show her like that. I was as surprised as everyone else here until I saw that. Now I could go on all day about her black eye liner, screwy smile, and annoying personality. But she makes 13 million a year, so what do I know? ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-katie-couric-is-fat/286972/10 "2005-01-28T07:29:11Z")
I don’t know if she is fat, but all I think of when I see her is when she had that camera up her butt on LIVE TV. I think it was a colon cancer exam and she decided to have it done live on TV so the whole world could see the insides of her butthole. WTF??? 😕