On a personal note, I realize that the question “is it okay to be fat?” is insulting and obnoxious. However, I think this will be a great chance to have our voices be heard and support wonderful advocates like Marianne Kirby and Crystal Renn.

Please comment below [send me a message by clicking here] if you would like to go as a group.  If we have enough people, we’ll get a special reserved spot in the audience.  I will post a meeting place closer to the date!

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**MEDIA ALERT**

IS IT OKAY TO BE FAT?  QUESTION DEBATED IN A “NIGHTLINE FACE OFF”

CYNTHIA MCFADDEN MODERATES LIVE DEBATE AT THE COOPER UNION’S GREAT HALL IN NEW YORK CITY

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5^th AT 4:00PM ET

“FACE-OFF” TO AIR ON “NIGHTLINE”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22^nd

Is it Okay to be Fat? “Nightline” tackles this question and other delicate questions related to dieting and obesity and how it relates to heath in a “Face Off” to air Monday, February 22. This will be the program’s fifth “Face-Off,” a series launched two years ago that is a debate style format where hot topics get discussed among prominent voices in their field.

The “Face-Off” is scheduled to take place Friday, February 5^th at The Cooper Union’s historic Great Hall in New York City. Crystal Renn, model and author of “Hungry: A Young Model’s Story of Appetite, Ambition and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves” and Marianne Kirby, co-author of “Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere” will face-off against MeMe Roth, president of National Action Against Obesity and Kim Bensen, author of “Finally Thin.” Renn and Kirby advocate against constant dieting and contend that you don’t have to be thin to be healthy while Roth and Bensen advocate against an obese America and believe in the importance of a responsible diet.

The “Face Off” will be moderated by co-anchor Cynthia McFadden and held at The Cooper Union’s Great Hall in New York City on Friday, February 5th at 4:00pmET. To obtain media credentials, please contact Alison Bridgman at 212-456-1578; alison.bridgman@abc.com.  For more on the story visit: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/fat-question-debated-nightline-face-off/story?id=9718202

What: “Nightline Face-Off – Is It Okay to be Fat?”

Who: Crystal Renn, model and author of “Hungry: A Young Model’s Story of Appetite, Ambition, and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves” and Marianne Kirby, author of “Lessons from the “Fat-O-Sphere”

MeMe Roth, President, National Action Against Obesity and

Kim Bensen, author of “Finally Thin”

When: Friday, February 5, 2010

4:00pm-5:30pm ET

Where: The Cooper Union’s Great Hall

The Foundation Building

7 East 7^th Street (btw 3^rd and 4^th Aves)

New York City

*** Please note: media interested in covering this debate must submit credential requests to alison.bridgman@abc.com no later than 12:00pm/ ET on Friday, February 5th.  There is limited space for this event and no requests will be accepted after that time.

Thank you.

“Nightline” thanks The Cooper Union for the use of the historic Great Hall. “Nightline” is anchored by Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran, and Martin Bashir.  James Goldston is the executive producer.  “Nightline” airs at 11:35 p.m. (ET/PT) weeknights on the ABC Television Network.

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