Fat Doesn’t Equal Funny!

Bigger is sometimes better… But not when it comes to the waistline.
We were checking Monique’s re-fabulized website, and while giggling at her hijinks, we realized - we weren’t laughing with her, we were laughing at her.

Sure, she stands up for the full figured woman, but honestly - is that image positive or even something to [...]

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Bigger is sometimes better… But not when it comes to the waistline.

We were checking Monique’s re-fabulized website, and while giggling at her hijinks, we realized - we weren’t laughing with her, we were laughing at her.

Monique

Sure, she stands up for the full figured woman, but honestly - is that image positive or even something to aspire too? For instance, take her most popular character, the man-chasing, butt-whipping Nikki Parker of UPN’s The Parkers. Albeit funny at times, the troubling issue is that Nikki Parker is constantly chasing a man who berates and belittles her being. Five seasons later, the game hasn’t changed - Nikki’s still being dissed by the same man that believes he can do better than a, wait for it… fat girl. Ummm, definitely not the image of someone who’s trying to change the perception of fluffy girls.

Meanwhile, although her character can’t find a man to love her, she has also never faces the realistic shenanigans that would befall a person of Monique’s “Big, Beautiful, & Loving It” size, i.e. diabetes, heart problems, or finding airplane seats - when you boil it down, it was just a mean fantasy.

And while we love her whole “Monique can dance like Beyonce” thing, it’s not that cute when you’re out of breath and can barely speak afterwards. And while imitating Beyonce, do we get the message that big girls are sexy, or are we more surprised she finished the routine without falling and grabbing her chest? What’s really funny?

Fast-forward to 2006, and she continues the tradition with her latest film, Phat Gurls. This time around, instead of being manless, or chasing the skinny guy, she actually finds someone to love her - a muscled African doctor who loves big boned women (obviously another Monique fantasy). But the issue is not that she finds love, but that 90% of her jokes involve her being a plus-sized woman with a ‘tude - the same joke she’s been telling since we met her.

We admit, because of this schtick she’s eating better than R.C. in 2006. But when your jokes all seem to come back to your size, why are we really laughing?


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9 Comments

  1. lucia21 added these sardonic words on April 28, 2006 | Permalink

    Tell us how you really feel.

  2. The Hive Mind added these sardonic words on April 28, 2006 | Permalink

    I think Monique is funny, but she should probably try a different schtick now.

  3. Psun added these sardonic words on April 29, 2006 | Permalink

    I think that while much of what you say is true, I dont think she is a bad role model.

    The fact is that there are more overweight women in America than skinny next top model candidates. And I love that she doesn’t beat herself up for it. I love that she is beautiful and stylish… and makes no apologies.

    Besides, most comedians make fun of who they are. How many black comedians tell jokes about black people…?

    I cant knock Moniques hustle. And I applaud her strength.

  4. Vocalz added these sardonic words on April 29, 2006 | Permalink

    I don’t think there’s anything wrong at all with comedians making fun of themselves, but I do think there’s eomething wrong with being content with being unhealthy. It’s not that Monique isn’t funny, it’s just that her approach is a little unrealistic. The fact that there are more overweight women than “skinny next top model candidates” in this country doesn’t prove anything but the fact that we are an unhealthy, increasingly overweight nation…we should be striving to be healthy, not to be skinny, OR to make being “fat” okay.

  5. Reddy added these sardonic words on April 29, 2006 | Permalink

    She’s lookin a bit like a chow in that pic you’ve got of her there.. U know the lion faced big dogs.. That’s soooooo not a good look.

  6. Sean-Preston Federline added these sardonic words on April 30, 2006 | Permalink

    She has that whole big black woman stereotype thing going on. It would be nice to see her in roles that take more than her talkin about skinny women being bitches. FAT, fluffy, full-o-crap.. It’s just somethin to make her feel better for not gettin on the treadmill for an extra mile.

  7. pear added these sardonic words on May 1, 2006 | Permalink

    There are a lot of overweight black women out there. It’s sad that many of them all too often accept this as their reality and make fun of us skinny bitches who work out and eat right. Obesity is a health issue. I have never thought Monique was funny and I can’t stand that dumb show, The Parkers.

  8. psun added these sardonic words on May 3, 2006 | Permalink

    Being healthy is a good thing, but there are plenty of healthy women out there that are more than a size 6.

    If faced with a choice of a shorter lifespan filled with healthy self image and happiness or a long lonely life of self hatred and low self esteem because of weight issues, I choose the shorter happy life.

    Again, I love Monique. She is the only voice out there encouraging overweight women to have a positive self image of themselves. And I love her for it.

  9. HOT 1 added these sardonic words on May 6, 2006 | Permalink

    EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE INDUSTRY USES THEIR SIZE AS A MARKETING TOOL.WHY CAN’T SHE. JUST BECAUSE SHE IS PLUS DOES NOT MAKE HER UNHEALTHY THERE ARE PLENTY OF WOMEN IN THIS WORLD THAT SHE REPRESENTS. SKINNY AIN’T HEALTHY EITHER. NICOLE RICHIE JUST TOLD VANITY FAIR THAT SHE IS TOO SKINY. AND SHE IS. JUST STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF AND LOVE YOU REGARDLESS OF YOUR SIZE. AND FYI. ITS NOT ONLY FLUFFY WOMEN CHASING THESE DOG A*S MEN DOWN. ***ALL WOMEN ARE***

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