So lately, I have watched some of my favorite shows and realized that one of the reasons why I love them is because they actually have at least one normal looking person. Exhibit A: Criminal Minds. Not only do I love the show for exposing the criminality of this world but for actually having one of my favorite characters,Penelope Garcia, aka Kirsten Vangsness. On camera
she acts as Penolope Garcia, a hacker who was hired by the FBI to help catch criminals.She always has some hot rocking outfit on camera and off-stage.And it isn't only because of her style that I admire her. No it is because she is not "slim" or "thin." She is a full-figured woman and isn't afraid to look femenine in what she sees fit. She is beautiful in her own personal way. Sure she isn't tall or "thin" but at least she looks healthy and gorgeous. I never really comprehended why people appraise being "thin" when in reality we are only supposed to have a certain weight according to our height. That is one of the reasons why maybe a lot of teens fall into bulemia and anorexia. They think being "normal" is being "thin." And that is a mistake in my opinion. Recently, a show on "heavy" teens has been airing on ABC family. Yes, you might have heard it. It's called Huge and it stars with Nikki Blonsky who starred in a rendition of Hairspray in 2007. Huge is about a group of teenagers embarking on a journey to loose weight on a camp designed just for that. I watch it for seeing Nikki Blonsky act as Willamina, a strong-willed person who believes(just as I do) that girls should accept themselves just the way they are in their beautiful curves. And that my friends is what girls and boys, too, should do: accept themselves and be healthy at the same time. I just hope that more shows come up with these type of characters so other people could see that curves are beautiful too.
