MTV Holds Casting Call for Gay Chubby Chasers

Posted by Kevin Farrell on Jan 3, 2012 in Television | 33 comments

We received the loveliest little email earlier today. This wasn’t it:

Do you actively pursue plus-size women? Do you prefer your man to be carrying more than a few extra pounds? Do you have a passion for healthy curves? Are you in love with BBW (Big Beautiful Women), SSBBW (Super-sized big beautiful women), or chubby gay bears? Is your girlfriend or boyfriend extra large? Do you feel that your friends and family judge you for having a big partner? If you are proud to call yourself a chubby-chaser, MTV wants to hear from you.

If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28, and you love ‘em round and delectably plump, write us. Tell us about your passion for the plus-size, and be sure to include your name, location, phone number, and a recent photograph.

You hear that? If you like ‘em round and plump, MTV wants to make you a star!

But seriously though, if you like ‘em round and plump, please don’t tell MTV. This is not an hour of television this world needs. What gives you any ounce of reason to believe that the network that brought you Jersey Shore and Next is capable of telling your story to the world with any sort of respect or dignity?

***Update: I’m glad I checked back in with this post before turning in for the night. To make it perfectly clear, I’m not in any way taking umbrage with the various body types in the LGBT community, or hell, human race. And all of that text in that white box up there was written by MTV. My point was that I found MTV’s casting call to be exploitative in intent. Frequent readers of Unicorn Booty know that I’ve called Logo to task on more than one occasion for The A-List‘s terrible pockmark on the LGBT community, so let’s please avoid the far-fetched accusation that I’m somehow in favor of reality television starring waifs.

My beef is with yet another reality television program making caricatures out of gay people, and not with the body types and body images of the cast.

But hey, if you’ve read more than three sentences on this website you of course already realize that. Unicorn Booty is the most followed gay news blog in the world, and as the editorial director, I’m your biggest fan. All of you. Smooch!

http://www.facebook.com/steben06 Stephen Saifer Phoenix Widger

why is this a bad thing? i don’t think that’s the best way to word things, but why doesn’t the world need it? not that it does need it, but what’s the big deal?

Anonymous

I thought the same….not all gay men fit the image of A-list or RuPaul’s dragsters…

http://www.facebook.com/steben06 Stephen Saifer Phoenix Widger

RuPaul’s dragsters are still awesome… It is my queer guilty pleasure… The only thing that bothers me about some chasers is that SOME will leave their partners if they start losing weight, even if they do it for health reasons… In that regard, chasers can be some of the more superficial gays.

http://twitter.com/sickntired08 SNT

yes just like we need another twink show loaded meth addicts.. or a bunch of juice queens at the gyms..or a bunch of size queen.. this is why the lgbt community has no unity in it..
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=637637946 Ron Sequitur

I agree with the other posters below. You have a lot of bear and chub readers. And more than that, there are young gay teens who are bearish/chubby who might benefit from seeing this. So before you say “Ew gross!”, why don’t you stop and consider that there is more than one kind of beautiful in the world. Just like you don’t like being judged for your sexuality, big hairy guys don’t like being written off for their size. We’re still queers too.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Anthony-N-Amador/100000669424960 Anthony N Amador

i love bears!! big guys are the hottest guys in the world, at least to me they are. i would watch this.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=568061761 Gino Balestra

not impressed at all..dont appreciate what your getting at with this.
Cali D

i hafta agree with the former comments… what’s the big deal?

growing up on the rounder side of the spectrum most of my life i experienced taunting and bullying far worse than i’ve ever gotten for being gay when i came out later in life. This probably also had a lot to do with why i waited so long to come out despite an inclusive-minded group of friends that included openly-out LGBT folk.

We are inundated with trim hairless twinks and tiny-wasted-big-breasted women in social media all the time, why is it so terrible that there’s ONE show in the past ten years of television celebrating people who are different?
Is this just a case of chubphobia? ;P
http://www.facebook.com/joshuainthebox Joshua Clites

Have to say that as the “big boy” of this episode I’m a bit disappointed to see this here. I don’t take any of it personal but I have always been one of the biggest fans of UB and tell all my gay friends about it. Always felt that even though we can be fun and be a bit bitchy in the name of gay that UB was fairly open and accepting of anything that graces the community. Everyone is allowed to be a critic and that’s cool..Don’t like the theme? Don’t watch. Problem solved! We were just excited to tell our side of the story in hopes that maybe other big boys out there and other chasers out there that don’t know about this part of the community or kids that think there is no place for them can realize that life is just as tough as for anyone else and there are extra challenges, but there is a place for you too. Sorry that we were just thinking that maybe we can make it a bit better for someone. Maybe MTV will make us look like idiots, and I hope not, but we went into this with the best of intentions and the hope that we might help someone along the way. Still a loyal UB reader!!
C P

Because I appreciate your thoughtful posts, I am going to ask you to reconsider this one. The LGBT universe includes a spectrum of people and proclivities. Our symbol is a rainbow—a spectrum of many colors that shine most brightly as one.

Likewise, our bodies run the spectrum of human shapes. There is no reason for us to oppress anyone because of their size. The LGBT community is inclusive.

As a person of size, happiness and sexual fulfillment have come through the chubby chaser scene. I have attended events which increased my self esteem, imploded my insecurities, and led me to believe I am sexy in those eyes of those who are attracted. To my surprise and delight, that includes a considerable number of people. I get hit on regularly now, and have dated some very appreciative and loving partners.

Events such as Convergence and BiggerVegas, et al, are held regularly and provide a social forum for chubby chasers and chubs to meet and enjoy life to the fullest.

Thus, I ask that one thing lighten up: your attitude about this. Big people are loving, deserve love, and need love. It makes the world go round—including the waistline.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=736745350 Hayden Rae

Nothing wrong with being a chubby chaser but this is just exploitation on MTV’s part. Why single someone out for what they like or for what they are like. It’s rude.
http://www.facebook.com/jkirsch3 Joe Kirsch

Someones about to get into a big nono with their boss come tomorrow morning for making some people very angry~.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=701014134 Bill Bresnahan

for a website that doesn’t stand for bullying and gets the word out when people are in trouble or treated unfairly… the comments that were attached to this article sure are intended to be hurtful… “ not an hour of television this world needs.” and “We received the loveliest little email earlier today. This wasn’t it:” Really??? you should be ashamed!!
Anonymous

I’ve said for years that being fat is the gay unpardonable sin, which I have committed and currently commit, I usually love UB, but this time you’ve fallen far short by perpetuating the unpardonability of being fat. We do exist, and we are part of the community and your readership. As your readers, you fortunately don’t have to look at us, but please at least try to remenber that we exist.
http://www.facebook.com/chris.k.camarillo Chris Keliiwaihoikeone Camaril

i rarely watch tv anymore but how can anyone thunk mtv might put a positive spin on this. it’s gonna be a train wreck like jersey shore, for the love of ray-j… the real (fake) world, jackass (which is the best train wreck). maybe they’ll expose what being big entails, taking up too much room in commuter travel, diabetes, other health issues, plus sized budgets for couture. to my big beautiful friends i love ya but i can’t see signing up to be humiliated.
http://www.facebook.com/chris.k.camarillo Chris Keliiwaihoikeone Camaril

exactly, the world doesn’t need to chase chub chasers for an hour of humor
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=681216784 Johnny Koch

casting is closed, apparently.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Julia-M-Dendinger/1726844829 Julia M. Dendinger

Subject matter aside, is anyone else concerned that they are asking for people who “appear” to be 16 . . . Maybe they should be looking for folks who ARE 16. Or maybe I’m just concerned about the wrong things!
Kit Warner

I think ALL MTV shows need to be cancelled and the stupid channel needs to be taken down. There’s nothing attractive about dramatic breakups, who’s the biggest slut, or 16 and preggers. And an entire show of picky snobby brides crying because the 4mill dress doesn’t have an even number of tassles? yuck. nothing good comes from MTV.

That aside, I do think this particular article comes off as offensive to the larger crowd, and I think you owe them an apology, UB.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Candy-Güliy/1442455324 Candy Güliy

Liking people who are bigger isn’t a problem, or even being bigger. I think this show is good in one respect, like the person commented before, about all different kinds of beautiful, but the thing I think isn’t so great is this is almost ‘promoting’ that being overweight is a good thing because there are people out there who like that. There’s one thing about being beautiful and loving yourself for who you are, but there’s another thing when someone’s health is being jeopardized and our nation’s media is promoting it.
http://www.facebook.com/chris.k.camarillo Chris Keliiwaihoikeone Camaril

all you people upset that the comment is against large people get a grip… the show is meant to defile defame humiliate not open awareness. if you haven’t noticed the shows title is the lowest common denominator Life: I Only Bone Big-Boned Boys it trivializes two things that the the chaser is caught up on a ‘look’ a ‘build’, and boning. my friends that are large normally have large brains and so i asked one for a quote; “i like it that there are people like Carlos that find people like me attractive; but i don’t want to watch fat people being humiliated for being fat.” DH he’s over 6 foot big enough i can’t hug him or squeeze by him so i find him to be authoritative.

ultimately there maybe some tender moments in the show so lets cry for the waif that likes big boys because he’s getting teased, but really you should feel bad for watching MTV

http://www.facebook.com/joshuainthebox Joshua Clites

hahaha, bf is going to love that you called him a waif LMAO!

Anonymous

I agree with everyone, but I think Chris is right- MTV reality shows tend to make caricatures out of people, and I can see this going from an “love and appreciate all body types” message to a “eew look how gross that fat guy is, and look, somebody actually wants to date him!”

I’m not really attracted to the super muscle-y tan type, so it’s nice to see some support from other commenters, but I think UB is just trying to point out that MTV is just trying to exploit another sector of the LGBTQ community.
http://www.facebook.com/mychael.gomez Mychael Gomez

While I think that Kevin Farrell’s above comments are creating a bit of a overreaction, I agree that a certain amount of clarification might be in order to justify those claims. Kevin, are you saying that the world doesn’t need this program because of the possible immature/indelicate way MTV might handle this material? Does the world not need this program because bigger individuals don’t make for entertaining television? Perhaps it’s a lifestyle you don’t feel should be promoted for other reasons. Essentially, I think the author just needs to give some explanation, and should make a greater effort to justify his opinions if he continues to want this site to be a source of news and opinionated articles, not just a blogger’s wanton reactions.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Blake-Bouknight/100000491383985 Blake Bouknight

Am I the only one who noticed the age limits? 16 really? Isn’t that kinda morally incorrect
http://twitter.com/kpringologist Kindra Pring

I don’t agree with reality show sensationalizing of the LGBT community. Then again, I don’t agree with reality show sensationalizing of straight relationships. Wanna talk about sanctity of marriage, the church should be going after reality TV.
http://www.facebook.com/yuriftw Oceania Bare

Wow, have you watched any episodes of True Life? AT ALL? I deffinately do not like what I’m reading today. True Life has deffinately shown some fair portrayls in the past and they continue to do so. Granted MTV isn’t the best network in the world, True Life is one of the more legitimate shows that they have to offer.As a larger girl it took long, Long, LONG time for me to meet someone who thinks I’m sexy and I honestly never thought I would find someone who did, I thought I would just have to charm the shit out of someone and only have that to lean on. If I saw a chubby chasin lady on TV back when I was in Highschool, or Middle school some of the ABOLUTE WORST days of my life I would have felt much better about myself. I’ve never in my life seen a chubby chassin lady chaser on TV EVER! For those of you who even DARE say “We shouldn’t promote unhealthy lifestyles” you need to read over your statement. There are plenty of people who say that about you, so what makes you think it’s alright to say that about someone else in your community? SHAME ON YOU. And a 16 year old who finds a chubby person attractive and a 16 year old gay person who finds another person of the same sex attractive…Yes. Thats kind of morally incorrect…. :/
Not every chubby person wants to be chubby, even though some do. It is what it is at the moment in our lives and we need representation too. Take your heads out of your asses. PLEASE. There will always be something you don’t like on MTV. Don’t rain on MY parade because you can’t relate!
I’ll deffinately be reading UB tomorrow, but this is article and the comments on it are ugly. Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.
http://www.facebook.com/Raido Daniel Jeremy Lopez

It’s ridiculous that he even had to edit in an explanation, he clearly wasn’t bashing the chub crowd. Some of you are so quick to paint yourselves as victims for some attention.. get a damn grip.
http://www.facebook.com/chris.k.camarillo Chris Keliiwaihoikeone Camaril

something is wrong with a show drawing this much chatter that hasn’t even been released… UB consider taking the posts that can help bunim and murry edit together a show that expresses the issues that are being discussed so it becomes educational and sensitive not commercial sensational demoralizing caricature of people that find a connection other than just bonning
Anonymous

A post seeking guys who like “hard bodies,” likely wouldn’t be viewed as exploitative. Please take a minute or two to re-evaluate your stance.

I actually know Justin and I’m looking forward to seeing him on the show. MTV wanted to create some drama that wasn’t there, but Justin & Josh refused . . . And who knows, MTV MIGHT show them as caricatures, but I can assure you- they’re real, loving, decent people.

I spent a good portion of my teenhood feeling completely isolated and crazy- so I’m hoping this episode helps some of the bigger guys out there . . Or smaller guys inexplicably attracted to bigger guys- realize they aren’t alone.

Not every gay man spends his day in the gym. It’s important to show this. Further, I DO love ‘em round and delectably plump! There’s nothing wrong with admitting that.
http://www.facebook.com/ubernix Nick Ransom

Personally, I think this is an awful idea, considering MTV’s main demographic is empty-headed, look-obsessed 20somethings. I doubt it’d promote any kind of “diversity”; more likely, it’d be an excuse to sit around and mock “all those fat weirdos”. Granted, I’m a hell of a pessimist.
Anonymous

I’m a bit of a chaser
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http://www.facebook.com/ian.stiltner Ian Stiltner

What’s hilarious is the “normal” dudes who like to criticize me for being a big guy… when I have dated and f!@#ed dudes that are light years hotter than they ever could be. They think that chasers are some kind of myth. Uhh… no they’re not.

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