Do Reality Shows Have a “Fat Acceptance” Problem? - Unapologetic LIVE 07/27/22

Amala Ekpunobi

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🗓️ 27 July 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

“Love Is Blind” co-host Vanessa Lachey has come under fire after being asked about the lack of “body diversity” on the hit reality dating show. ABC’s “The Bachelor” has faced similar criticism in recent years, which begs the question: Do reality dating shows have a “fat acceptance” problem? Let’s get into it.

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0:00.0	And the problem with the bus!
0:14.0	Yo, yo, yo! What's up guys? Welcome to Unipologetic Live. I'm your host, Amola Epin, Nobi and Taylor, who's in the producer's day!
0:21.0	Yes, I'm not gonna say I'm day today.
0:23.0	You're not gonna say I'm day today.
0:25.0	It's Wednesday, happy Wednesday.
0:26.0	Thank you, I appreciate it.
0:28.0	Guys, today we're gonna be talking about a topic that has been trending in the Twitter sphere, and it's about Love Is Blind.
0:35.0	Do you guys watch reality TV shows? Drop it down in the comments below and let me know if you do.
0:40.0	What reality shows do you watch? I'm not gonna lie.
0:43.0	My boyfriend and I love watching dating reality shows.
0:47.0	Not only do you get to psychoanalyze people as you watch them, but it just has an effect where you value your relationship more so than anything else.
0:57.0	When I watch some of the idiocy that happens on these dating shows, I'm like, wow, I really enjoy the space that I'm in, not that I don't already enjoy it, but it's just like peak appreciation for my significant other.
1:11.0	It's just hard not to feel great about yourself and your current relationship when you're watching other people just wallow in their dysfunction.
1:17.0	I need to say that, but that's just like the honest truth of why we like shows like Andy Dayfiance and Love Is Blind.
1:23.0	Right. We gotta be honest about it guys. There's no reason denying it. That's why a lot of us love it.
1:29.0	If anything, you get to watch some attractive people go through a little bit of turmoil, which us average shows also love to experience that as well.
1:37.0	However, I really don't like other reality TV shows. Are you just a dating reality TV show you and your wife or is it really anything?
1:46.0	No, yeah, we watch Love Is Blind. Even like the new spin-off we couldn't get into, but besides that, not really.
1:54.0	Like I watch Man vs Wild Back in Day, old school survivor, but not much else.
2:00.0	Okay, fair enough. Well, let me know guys in the comments down below if that's something that appeals to you, if it's something that you watch or maybe it doesn't appeal to you, but you hate watch it anyways.
2:08.0	And today, we're gonna be asking the question, should there be more fat people in dating reality TV shows?
2:16.0	This has been a very hot topic for actually a few weeks now. It started with the bachelor, which we'll get into.
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