# Ever lose in interest in a show because of the way certain characters are portrayed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 9, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lose-in-interest-in-a-show-because-of-the-way-certain-characters-are-portrayed/704147 "2014-11-09T14:27:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lose-in-interest-in-a-show-because-of-the-way-certain-characters-are-portrayed/704147/61 "2014-11-12T11:03:21Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > And that question (which you knew was offensive, hence the disclaimer) . No, I knew some people would be offended by the topic. There’s a difference. And if you really wanted to keep the thread on topic, you wouldn’t have responded. ---
**Author:** ![Aangelica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Aangelica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aangelica)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lose-in-interest-in-a-show-because-of-the-way-certain-characters-are-portrayed/704147/62 "2014-11-12T17:27:39Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > No, I knew some people would be offended by the topic. There’s a difference. > > And if you really wanted to keep the thread on topic, you wouldn’t have responded. Soooooooooo, because your hijack was partially successful, it’s not a hijack? And, while we’re at it, if you knew people would be offended, then you knew it was offensive. You just wanted to say it anyway. Claiming an imaginary difference doesn’t actually make it different. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lose-in-interest-in-a-show-because-of-the-way-certain-characters-are-portrayed/704147/63 "2014-11-12T17:32:03Z")
> [@Aangelica](#): > > Soooooooooo, because your hijack was partially successful, it’s not a hijack? And, while we’re at it, if you knew people would be offended, then you knew it was offensive. You just wanted to say it anyway. Claiming an imaginary difference doesn’t actually make it different. 1. It was never a hijack. It was a question raised because more than one person mentioned the lack of “people of heft” in certain shows. 2. I was very happy to not bring the subject up again if no one else wanted to discuss it. Since you keep bringing it up, it’s fairly obvious you want to discuss it. 3. I knew some people would take offense. That doesn’t make the subject offensive, that means some people are way too quick to take offense. Claiming there is no difference doesn’t erase the fact of its existence. ---
**Author:** ![Eddie\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eddie\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_F)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lose-in-interest-in-a-show-because-of-the-way-certain-characters-are-portrayed/704147/64 "2014-11-12T17:49:47Z")
> [@Aangelica](#): > > Soooooooooo, because your hijack was partially successful, it’s not a hijack? And, while we’re at it, if you knew people would be offended, then you knew it was offensive. You just wanted to say it anyway. Claiming an imaginary difference doesn’t actually make it different. Relax. Breeeeeaathe. There. Better? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lose-in-interest-in-a-show-because-of-the-way-certain-characters-are-portrayed/704147/65 "2014-11-12T20:24:53Z")
I’m only sorry that three days went by without anyone reporting this post. > [@RikWriter](#): > > I’m not trying to offend anyone, but I have a serious question for the people who are self-proclaimed “fat” in this thread. If you could, would you be not-fat? Do you see being fat as an undesirable condition? > Because if the answer to that is yes, I don’t understand why you would be upset at the lack of positive fat characters on TV. Do you want to encourage people who need badly to lose weight for health reasons to feel better about their unhealthy lifestyle? > It’s not at all like being black or gay, it’s something that you do to yourself (in 99 cases out of 100) that is going to shorten your life significantly. It’s more like smoking than anything else. > Why would TV or movies positively portray being overweight? **RikWriter** , I’m declaring this off-topic in this thread, because it clearly is. Look at the thread title. Look at your post. Got it? If you want to discuss, start a new thread. Anyone who’s engaged in this sidetrack, please stop doing so now. I’m not going to go through and mod-note people individually. Thanks, **twickster** , Cafe Society moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-lose-in-interest-in-a-show-because-of-the-way-certain-characters-are-portrayed/704147.md?page=3)