HuluMy 600-lb Life (2012)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals - each weighing more than 600 pounds confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals - each weighing more than 600 pounds confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
My 600-lb Life is rated as neutral because it primarily focuses on individual health struggles and personal transformation through medical intervention and discipline, rather than explicitly promoting or critiquing broader political ideologies or systemic issues.
The series features a visibly diverse cast, reflecting the broad demographic affected by severe obesity, without intentionally recasting traditional roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on individual health journeys and personal challenges, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of various identities without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
My 600-lb Life occasionally features LGBTQ+ individuals as participants, with their identities and relationships presented incidentally. The show's primary focus remains on their weight loss journey and health struggles, treating LGBTQ+ relationships and identities with the same neutrality as heterosexual ones, neither uplifting nor denigrating them.
The show consistently portrays participants' Christian faith as a personal source of strength, comfort, and hope during their challenging weight loss journeys. The narrative treats these expressions of faith with respect and sympathy, without critique or irony, aligning with the dignity of the adherents' beliefs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
My 600-lb Life is a reality television series documenting the lives of real individuals. It does not feature fictional characters or adaptations of historical figures, thus the concept of a 'gender swap' as defined does not apply.
My 600-lb Life is a reality television series featuring real individuals, not fictional characters from source material. The concept of a 'race swap' does not apply as there are no pre-established characters whose race could be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.7
6.3
Critic Ratings
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