It certainly isn't the Trek way to judge someone on thier appearance, certainly when it is so superficial to one's self, so to speak - but - you would certainly have to be deluded not to notice a severe change for the worse (generally speaking). Frankly, she has been eating too many pies! She should cut down, it's bad for her health and her appearance. If she really doesn't care, then fine - but she should. It is clear that she is overweight and judging someone for that is the same as judging someone for smoking which is certainly something people here wouldn't be afraid to pass judgement on. Both involve excess and addition and both have negative consequences from which you should seek help.
Except that weight gain can be due to multiple factors: the administration of antidepressants or other drugs (I'm not implying that the actress in question is on them, only pointing out that medication-induced weight gain is an issue for some people), smoking cessation, injury leading to difficulty with exercise, or other factors aside from "eating too many pies" can cause weight gain. Also, genetic factors play a part in weight gain.
Yes, a healthful lifestyle should be strongly encouraged, but it's cruel to judge her for the weight gain without any knowledge of the circumstances under which she gained the weight. Anyone who's gained that much weight knows they're fat; do you really think that judging her is going to make a difference? You can't force anyone to lose weight, just like you can't force anyone to stop smoking. It has to be that person's choice, and I fail to see what the "ZOMG!She's fat" discussion has to contribute.
The main difference between smoking and eating pies: Pie, in moderation, is yummy, and will not hurt. Smoking, in moderation, is still stupid and will kill you/give you COPD/cancer/a host of debilitating issues.
...and, y'know, Star Trek could cast some women with a dress size larger than a 4. Maybe then we wouldn't be so surprised when they gain a couple pounds (or even a couple dozen, as the case may be.)
This sounds a little harsher than I intended, but my point is basically: what does judging accomplish? And what does singling out one person to point out "the health risks of obesity" going to do? Obesity is bad; you don't need to single out a single actress/actor for a poster child.
Its like as soon as Voy was over they all really let it out. Even tim russ. Is that photoshopped?
