Can you be a Fat Actress?(part 1)

It isn't a secret that in Hollywood your looks are everything. It also isn't a secret that no matter how much we say "big is beautiful" no one really believes it. Or do they?
We can claim to have an appreciation for a nice round rump, and tummy rolls, but one of the only things that sells more than sex, is skinny people (and skinny people having sex I suppose).

Admittedly, our acceptance of 'round' people in the media has come a long way in the past 20 years, but no where near as far enough to accurately depict what real Americans look like. And I guess, who wants to see real Americans?

But as a women, I at least want to see women bold enough, fierce enough, to be in their own skin and love themselves, whether that's a size 5 or size 25. I want to look at the screen and see women who look like the people in my life, who beat out the skinny bitches that were considered prettier because of their waist size, even though they were less talented. The Chubby Champions.

For every 100th skinny bimbo however, there does arise a Chubby Champion, and then America gets to them, tells them they are fat and that they don't measure up (or down...?) to their peers, subsequently they are less famous than their thinner co-stars.

FALLEN CHUBBY CHAMPS  

One of the most recently fallen chubby champs, and inspirations for this blog is the ever so lovely Raven Symoné. Admittedly one of my idols, she gained her original success as Olivia on the Cosby show, and in the early 2000s the star of her own hit television show on the disney channel, That's So Raven. I recall reading plenty of interviews from Raven, in her, That's So Raven days, as well as many interviews prior. She was constantly harrassed by the media for her weight, however she never backed down - unwaivering she praised her curves , considering herself to be "thick and fabulous". So why in the hell did she lose all the weight?
When I first saw her pictures I was disappointed.
A bit of disappointment still lingers, however after Raven shared her weight loss secrets on The Wendy Williams show, I suppose I understand. (click either for video interview)
Raven states on the Wendy Williams, that her weight loss is attributed to her lack of stress. She goes on to explain that when she was 15, and the star of her own show, she was under a great deal of pressure, having to be the star of her own show. Raven states that while "normal 15 year olds were worried about who was going to invite them to the prom I was worried about like taxes and stuff". Which of course could put anyone under stress, then the added pressure of being a fifteen year old role model for thousands of young girls, probably didn't help. It does however seem convenient that her weight loss came around the same time as her new show launch on ABC's State of Georgia. Ironically however her character Georgia Chamberlain, is cast at Raven's original size, therefore she must wear padding for the part.
Hopefully the producers will keep the concept of the 'chunky' lead and Georgia won't have a sudden miracle drop in weight. 
As for Raven she sticks to her guns. ‘I was beautiful before I lost weight. Egotistically speaking, I thought I was amazing.’This is how all curvaceous girls should feel about their bodies. Sad to say I will miss the chubby Raven as a role model for chunky girls like myself, but now I suppose I have to learn how to  love Raven for what's inside, because that's what matters, Right?