Michelle Buteau’s Netflix comedy “Survival of the Thickest” returns for a second season today (March 27) — and I’m thrilled to see the peak of plus-size TV.
Every plus-size single woman’s experience is unique, but I’ve never related more to a TV show than I did HBO’s acclaimed gem “Somebody Somewhere” and Hulu’s one-season wonder “How to Die Alone.”
Both recent heartfelt, hilarious comedies center on a lead character who’s profoundly stuck and still needs to learn that she’s worthy of taking up space and being heard; that new friends and potential lovers will stay even once they truly know her; and that she is capable of making choices about her life rather than accept whatever comes her way.
So often, a plus-size heroine’s story ends there. But “Survival of the Thickest” focuses on what happens after a woman finds her confidence, passion and fight. And for
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