"Two Thin" Uses Humor to Shed Light on Eating Disorders
Kate Hutchinson
Issue date: 3/4/02 Section: Arts
The easiest to laugh at portion of the show was the segment entitled "Cooking with Two Thin," in which Marcy intended to cook a tarte au pomme avec crème fraiche. When she revealed that she was going to use heavy cream, Penelope protested, saying "Can't we use low fat milk instead?" So it was decided they would just make a pomme meringue, but when Marcy went to add sugar, Penelope asked her to stop because "sugar makes me squirrely." By this point, they were making an apple tart, until Marcy started to use three sticks of butter to make the crust, and so finally, they decided just to make an apple.
After the show, I got a chance to talk with Marcy and Penelope. I asked them how they felt about making light of such a serious subject. Marcy replied that "It's easy to laugh at it personally," and that by presenting eating disorders in a humorous way, "it brings people's attention to the subject in a good way," and she knows that they see the message more than the humor. Penelope added that she wanted to make it less PC because that's what reaches people.
Their work raises awareness and their humor is not mean-spirited. They travel to colleges nation-wide to stimulate thought and discussion, bringing eating disorders into the spotlight. I think that they certainly accomplished their mission.
After the show, I got a chance to talk with Marcy and Penelope. I asked them how they felt about making light of such a serious subject. Marcy replied that "It's easy to laugh at it personally," and that by presenting eating disorders in a humorous way, "it brings people's attention to the subject in a good way," and she knows that they see the message more than the humor. Penelope added that she wanted to make it less PC because that's what reaches people.
Their work raises awareness and their humor is not mean-spirited. They travel to colleges nation-wide to stimulate thought and discussion, bringing eating disorders into the spotlight. I think that they certainly accomplished their mission.
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