How To Look Good Naked... And Flaunt It On TV!
Attention getting... yes.
Will it work on TV?... I don't know.
Here's the inside scoop on "How To Look Good Naked" premiering on Lifetime television, Fridays at 8PM (central).
Carson Kressley (Queer Eye For The Straight Guy) is hosting "a perception revolution" on TV.
Think: reality TV... that's really real for a change.
Or, a Dove commercial, on steroids. Like this one:
How To Look Good Naked is an attempt to bring average everyday women like you & me out of their shell and show them how to be comfortable with their bodies... despite their internal "skinny self" telling them they look horrible.
I've seen some behind-the-scenes previews...
My thoughts?
- Mildly creepy. (They show a lot of skin.)
- Somewhat spooky. (Admit it... you've thought the same thing about your body as these ladies do about theirs.)
- Very real. (This is what women live with day in and day out... attempting to mold our not-so-perfect bodies into the oh-so-perfect bodies of our skinny friends.)
- Majorly attention-getting. (Like a car accident -- you can't help but look.)
From the previews:
4 out of 5 women hate their bodies."
At first I thought it was another show just for the ladies. I mean, it is on Lifetime. But Jim thinks a fair number of guys will tune in for the chance to see some skin on TV. Whatever... (Maybe they'll learn a thing or two. And who knows, if enough guys see it, maybe they'll actually play some role in changing the false images associated with women's bodies.)
I do think that a lot of very supportive husbands will be watching with their wives and daughters in an attempt to show that they like their ladies just the way they are. I guess there's hope that a show like this could become respected as a form of "family entertainment", instead of all that trash they air these days that families sit and watch together.
Overall, I appreciate the effort. I just hope that it works and doesn't backfire by becoming a joke or these ladies being made a mockery of.
I'm honestly not sure how much TV time I want to devote to watching women come to grips with their "real" selves though. It might get too deep for my viewing pleasure. I mean, there's usually a lot of "baggage" that goes along with a poor self-image. That could result in some fairly "heavy" segments throughout the show. Or, maybe not...
On the first night the show airs (Friday, January 4, 2007), I'll be there. I'll give it a shot. It could be a really good thing toward busting the stereotypes associated with all the glitz & glamor that we typically see when TV and movie stars are prancing around. Plus, all of those superficial images we see in magazines and on the big screen that make us feel less than adequate.
Here's what I'm talking about:
Hopefully, they'll include some "average" models, movie- and TV-stars to share their stories on this show, too.
I give this show an A for effort. If you're going to buck the system, you've gotta start somewhere!
From the previews:
-- Carson Kressley
I may be one of the friends from Lynnette's post, but I wanted to say I LOVE this show! I've seen it with at least 2 different girls, and their positive attitudes during the whole process and how they say they feel afterwards makes the whole thing work for me. I especially love how they react during the "line up" with the women of various sizes. That alone seems to make them feel better about themselves. (Although I wonder how that makes the women in the line up feel.) I also wonder about the episodes we will never see, with women who maybe don't respond as positively. Anyway - love everything about the show!
Okay, here's a general consensus of me & my friends... (been meaning to post this for awhile now).
We liked the show. (Most of us watched it twice. Once when it originally aired, then again when it re-aired later.) And we'll definitely watch the next episode. I actually wished it was longer, like a full hour. But my friends liked that it was a short 30-minute show.
As predicted, there were a few parts that were a little "edgy" and made you cringe. But overall, the show took a giant step toward breaking those stereotypes. The humor helped a lot. Hey, humor ALWAYS helps in life!
For me, I liked the show best for the way they illustrated how women tend to think of themselves as even larger, even uglier, even more disproportionate than they really are. That's one of my biggest hurdles, personally. But I think I'm getting better at accepting myself the way I am (AND... changing my perception of other women who may not be a Size 2 either). I'm just being honest...
Okay, that's my dose of "girliness" for the week. Now back to computers, electronics, and movie reviews.
I will be there watching also. Way to go Dove for this campaign. I just hope that gay guy does not get on my nerves to the point I can't enjoy the show. I love watching "What Not To Wear" with Stacy and Clinton--hopefully this will be another helpful show for us real women.