CMI Enterprises Blog Why Dietland Is Exactly The Show Plus Size Women Need Right Now

Dietland premiered in June and instantly hit a nerve. The show is a TV adaptation of a novel by Sarai Walker and it's about a plus size woman coming to terms with her body and sparking a revolution in the way that people look at beauty, body positivity, and what it means to be plus size in American culture. Piggybacking on the Me Too movement and the general cultural focus on female anger and female empowerment that is sparking discussions about acceptance, Dietland gives plus size women the heroine they deserve in the fabulously flawed Plum Kettle. Played by Joy Nash (who modeled for H&C back in the day!) the lead character Plum is at first a mousy plus size woman who tries her best to simply be invisible and not take up space in the world. She is a ghostwriter for the fabulously fashionable Kitty Montgomery, who is the editor of a popular teen girl magazine called Daisy Chain. She is trying to save up enough money to have weight loss surgery. Like many women she has bought into the myth that her life will be perfect once she can fit into the perfect little red dress and that [...]The post Why Dietland Is Exactly The Show Plus Size Women Need Right Now appeared first on Hips & Curves.