What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that although this indie romantic comedy stars the usually foul-mouthed comic Sarah Silverman and Jeff Garlin (a veteran of the caustic Curb Your Enthusiasm), it's actually a good-natured film with lots of heart that's fairly teen-friendly ... with some caveats. Silverman taps into her shtick a bit by acting like a push-the-envelope nympho who likes to discuss sex, albeit in cleaned-up terms (there's virtually no language stronger than "crack whore" in the movie). And there are some painfully convincing moments of binge-eating on Garlin's part.
- Families can talk about how the media tends to portray people who are overweight. Why are they so often made fun of in TV shows and movies? Do you think that tendency has changed at all in recent years? Why or why not? How do jokes based on body type make you feel? Are they different than jokes based on race or ethnicity? Why or why not? Why are "fat" jokes more accepted than racial humor? Is that OK?