If you roll through the pages of the Share Your Photos thread, you'll see that alot of the members who bravely post themselves have weight issues, too. I can see how this thread could have two different effects.
At first, someone who clearly knows they could lose some weight would see a clip of a fuller figure and think "Cool. I can relate to that." They wouldn't have to feel that their interests are reserved for the Cory Lane's of the world and it's obvious that these are everyday people. They feel comfortable seeing regulars and have a sense of belonging and if everyone didn't have the need to hack on a heavier person, they may even find confidence here fitting in. God knows you can't go to the mall or in public and expect to walk in the shadows if you're heavier. But the web should afford you a nice buffer zone. Apparently, the only way to have that is to remain completely anonymous and not let people know more than your name.
The second effect would be that the heavier people read stuff like this, feel like crap for it, and leave or don't interact, and I find that unfortunate. You guys all talk about the community and jump all over ridiculous topics defending stupid things, but I see little consideration for the fact that your virtual neighbors could be wrestling with the same issues. Are those the comments you'd make to a person's face if you showed up at NEST and discovered they weren't a cover girl? Of course not, because the bulk of the cowards here won't even post their face or real name, let alone go out in public and interact.
This wasn't to try and get laid or stick up for anyone in particular, but there's a lowest common denominator of common courtesy and respect and sometimes we dip below it. Everyone must sit and imagine the TT community is comprised of Chippendales and former pageant winners. I'm not heavy and that's not why I wrote this. The content of this clip, POSTED FREELY YOU FUCKING INGRATES, has proven itself to be a particular taste. So what. If you don't like it, just let it be. If the producer says "Hey, I have a poll... who thinks this girl is overweight?" then by all means, chime in. But throw out a blanket insult and not know who you could possibly be offending is ignorant and unnecessary.
Now go ahead and say something immature about how lame I am for "sticking up" for someone.