Chelsea Settles: they're settling, and I'm unsettled

MTV is going to have a reality show with a plus-sized star:

The show will follow the recent college grad as she arrives in Los Angeles from a small town near Pittsburgh, and will chronicle issues like her long-distance boyfriend, social phobias and weight loss [she's 324 pounds].
The docu-drama appears to be a viewer-friendly blend of reality dramas like “The Hills" and weight loss programs like “I Used to be Fat” or “The Biggest Loser.”
“Chelsea Settles” premieres with a special hour-long episode on Oct. 11 at 11:00 p.m ET, and you can watch the trailer here.  [CNN]

(If you're not in the US the trailer might work for you here.)

Judging by the comments on the story, I shiver to think of the abuse this young woman is going to have to put up with, being in the public eye. Well, I guess she's willing to take that risk in order to launch a career. I just remember all the Mike and Molly stuff, it was so so nasty. How harmful to your self-esteem to put yourself in that firing line.

The catch line is "a new kind of heroine" but as her heroic journey appears to be focused on her weight loss... I'm a bit meh. If the show also has a good dollop of body-acceptance along the way that would be cool, but since she's trying to be a model, I le doubt it. I don't think this is going to do anything positive in terms of having a plus sized person on TV. Or even a person of color on TV. Over all this show seems like a train wreck.


Let's find something beautiful to counter its effect...