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Originally Posted by BobbyTheDon

Ummm...this Raven chick is fat. Fat fat fat.

FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT

OBESE OBESE OBESE OBESE.

I don't applaud her. She needs to lose weight. If you guys applaud her, then I applaud you for trying to compete with Kobayashi.

A Size 14 is large. Very large. She's a baby baluga

FAT FAT FAT. LARGE LARGE. Extra Large. SUPERSIZE ME.

She sucked in the Cosby Show.

Rudy is cuter, and I don't mean the GC'er.

And how do we know you aren't FAT or OBESE! Anyone can disguise themselves online..

but anyway, I vaguely remember Adventures in Babysitting so I wouldn't upset if Raven Simone took over that role. She is a beautiful young woman who applaud for being positive about her weight in the face of all those who suffer and complain and use drastic measures to lose it. She exudes confidence, high self-esteem, and to me, is a a woman that young girls (as mentioned before) can look up to.

I've seen her in other things and I don't think she is that bad of an actress. What are you all looking for that you would call her a bad actress...:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by f8nacn

I've seen her in other things and I don't think she is that bad of an actress. What are you all looking for that you would call her a bad actress...:rolleyes:

Can she make the character seem like a real person, and not a cartoon character??

That would be my #1 thing to look for, and with Raven, I would have to say no.

I don't know if she just naturally has a strong personality, or if she has a public persona that she displays, because even when she's not "acting" she's completely over the top.

I've been around the theatre for years, and seen some incredible actors that just have "the gift", and they are just so natural. She is not one of those people.

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Originally Posted by f8nacn

I don't mind her extra pounds and high energy, but she is corny CORNAY! I can't stand to watch her more than one minute. Like someone else said, she would probably do better playing adult roles now, I think she's like 18.

I co-sign that Keisha Knight is way more attractive, even if Raven lost weight. What's weird I think it was the other way around when they were little.

They are two different people, two different directions in life, and besides Keisha Knight Pullam is older than Raven...If she's comfortable doing what she's doing, we can't knock her for that!...She has done more than just Disney and I didn't think her acting was poor.

I don't think this will be good, and I haven't even seen the original. I don't think she's a good actress. xoheatherxo saw her live on TRL with two of her chapter sisters and she said that Raven's just really obnoxious and annoying.

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Originally Posted by jadis96

As a larger girl (who btw goes to the gym everyday and does 30 minutes of cardio and weights for 30) I see someone like Raven, who while not a great actress, as someone that girls can look up to. Yes, she is not tiny, but she is also not that big really. As some people stated she is prolly around a 14, maybe a 12 and that is AVERAGE.

It's about time that someone who was healthy looking was on a show that girls can look up to. I teach middle school and it would make some of you sick to hear these girls talk about themselves. I had a 11 year old who is a size 8 tell me she was too fat and needed to lose weight. I had a student 3 years ago who almost died (she alctually had to be sent to a treatment center because she needed medical care round the clock) because her seventh grade boyfriend told her she was fat, she became anexoric. I had a girl who wears a size medium cry after school one day because her cheerleading coach told her to lose 10 lbs or else she was off the squad. I almost lost two sisters in college to anexoria. I would much rather see a healthy (yes it is possible to be bigger and still healthy) bigger girl then someone who starves themself as a role model for my students anyday.

*off my soapbox now*

That being said people need to stop messing with movies from my childhood.

Those are some sad examples. They make me wanna break my heart. People are going to have to get used to large women. I'm so glad that Seventeen is featuring full figured models, but the truth is that there is one or two of them per issue. Yes, there are clothes for plus sizes, but not a lot. I just wish that there was a magazine for young plus sized women. BTW, I applaud Mo'Nique for putting together a beauty pagent for full figured women. It proves to people that you can be beautiful, no matter what size you wear. Any girl that is full figured and is in middle/high school should watch it and realize that there are beautiful large girls out there. It's just that Hollywood is replacing them with twigs and toothpicks.

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Originally Posted by Rollergirl2001

I just wish that there was a magazine for young plus sized women.

There was one for awhile. I think it was Mode or something like that, but it went under.

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Originally Posted by f8nacn

I've seen her in other things and I don't think she is that bad of an actress. What are you all looking for that you would call her a bad actress...:rolleyes:

I don't see the reason for the eye rolling. Acting can be subjective, and if people don't think she's a good actress, I don't see the big deal.

I think she comes off as incredibly fake in interviews. I don't know the girl. It's just a sense I get from watching her.

And as for her acting-- those goofy twins on 7th Heaven are more talented. She is not a good actress. No matter what I have seen her in, I feel like she's reciting lines. Which is what actors do. But with the good ones, you get swept up in the story line. With Raven, I feel like I'm watching a bad monologue during Thespian try-outs.

It doesn't help that "That's so Raven" is one of THE stupidest shows on the Disney channel.

Besides the regular plot: I see something... I've got to keep it from happening.. oops i made it happen after all

The acting is annoying all around.. from Raven to her little brother to her friend...

Sorry, got sidetracked, but Raven doesn't impress me either.

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

The acting is annoying all around.. from Raven to her little brother to her friend....

Is it just me, or does the girl who plays Chelsea (the friend) look about 27 instead of 16 like she's supposed to be??

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

I think a lot of the live-action kids shows are just filled with over-acting and repetitive goofy plots. They characters are more like ridiculous caricatures than believable, 3-dimensional characters. I've never sat down to watch any of the Disney channel shows, but just flipping through the channels and stopping on a Disney channel show and watching 15 seconds of it was already irritating enough. If I had to sit through a half-hour of that, I would have to shoot myself. But then again, if I was 9-years old, I probably would be watching stuff like that.

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

It doesn't help that "That's so Raven" is one of THE stupidest shows on the Disney channel.

I've got to disagree on this one. My step-daughter is 10 and loves Raven. I have watched my fair share of various Disney shows and "That's so Raven" actually has me laughing sometimes - because it's so goofy. I think they know they are being over the top and they go with it.

Some of the others - The Suite Life, Phil of the Future, Hannah Montanta - those kids overact to no end and I don't think they realize it. Much worse, IMO!

ETA: The best kid actor on Disney shows was the kid who played Gordo on Lizzy Maguire!

Hence the Disney Channel is a children's/pre-teen channel with some teenage story plots...they aren't marketing their programming towards young adults or adults who wouldn't understand!....

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Originally Posted by xo_kathy

Some of the others - The Suite Life, Phil of the Future, Hannah Montanta - those kids overact to no end and I don't think they realize it. Much worse, IMO!

I would have to agree with you on that...