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In part 4 of the video, Mandy tries to use the kiss-a-gram to change the master status (successfully) of her aunt Elsa as a fat person by bringing her along to a job. This is also the case with women who are fat going on a skating night. This attacks the idea successfully that fat people can be fit ("Fat and proud, part 4" 2010). The fat calendar memorializes that change in master status permanently with a calendar shoot, so it does so successfully in a permanent fashion ("Fat and proud, part 5" 2010. The approach of the Biggest Looser is not successful because it is begin imposed from the outside. So often, people who do not naturally loose the weight of their own volition gain it back, with tragic results. The master status does not really change, just the body appearance, which is why we never see people portrayed as staying with the program (such as the dancing classes in the Fat and Proud videos ("The biggest loser," 2008). Therefore, it is doubtful that this approach really changes the master status of the participants. Also, the fact that it is not for clinical benefit but for entertainment purposes seals the fact that the change in master status is not complete or permanent.

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In this essay, the author has described how the women in the Fat and Proud you-tube videos worked their way through the seven stages of a deviant career in this documentary. We saw how they managed their fatness...

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Unfortunately, the Born Loser which features overweight contestants/participants who are there for entertainment purposes who are not able to accomplish this. Obviously, they are very different and can not be considered as changing the master status of the fat person as a deviant.
References

Adler, P., & Adler, P. (2012). Constructions of deviance: Social power, context, and interaction. (7th

ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

The biggest loser - season 6 supertease (2008, August 15). The Biggest Loser. [Audio podcast].

Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwvW_yeOBqs,

Fat and proud pt 1 (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WIjRwtCxB8.

Fat and proud pt 2. (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ax8kTZ-WE.

Fat and proud pt 3. (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3o5gdDWZFU.

Fat and proud pt 4. (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RagOPCB-huo.

Fat and proud pt 5. (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh-doMTiGRw.

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References

Adler, P., & Adler, P. (2012). Constructions of deviance: Social power, context, and interaction. (7th

ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

The biggest loser - season 6 supertease (2008, August 15). The Biggest Loser. [Audio podcast].

Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwvW_yeOBqs,
Fat and proud pt 1 (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WIjRwtCxB8.
Fat and proud pt 2. (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ax8kTZ-WE.
Fat and proud pt 3. (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3o5gdDWZFU.
Fat and proud pt 4. (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RagOPCB-huo.
Fat and proud pt 5. (2010, February 5). Fat and Proud. [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh-doMTiGRw.
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