Sunday, April 1, 2007

Has UGLY BETTY made 'plain and chunky' the 'new beautiful?

Writer Carol McGraw asks if "plain and chucky [is] the new beautiful?" and ponders whether UGLY BETTY may be partly responsible (or at least reflective) of a shift in American thought.

This is more an article on standards of beauty and attractiveness, but may offer some insight into why shows cast actors the way they do.

Read the full article here.

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