Once Again, Kirstie Alley

She was interviewed for an upcoming issue of People (which of course, for the sake of journalism, because I bring the news of Kirstie and her fat to the people, I will be forced to read) and there are articles about it all over. Probably there will be nothing to report after I read the issue itself, but I hope at least they include some flattering pictures of her.

The reporter who interviewed her, the ever-sympathetic Jess Cagle, says that Alley "doesn't look horrible." You hear that, fat people? We might not look horrible! That is so empowering!

And in this article with the unfortunate title of "Kirstie Weighs In," Cagle says that "Kirstie Alley as a fat person sells issues... [i]t's a strange thing, but the tabloids love to show pictures of her looking fat." That article also reveals her weight (203 pounds, not in the 300s) and the fact that she recently spent three weeks at a spa trying to lose weight.

Kirstie Alley herself says, "I'm not happy with the way I look, but I've never been happier with myself." Which is not quite the message I wish she was going with, but can you really blame her?