Gabby should lose weight. But I'm willing to bet the reason she hasn't isn't ANY of the reasons you guys mentions here.
Gabby stays obese because (drum roll please) it gets her roles (no pun intended). I think gabby is probably one of the most recognizable and valued black actresses right now. Gabby gets GREAT roles, the kind most black actresses dream of getting. This sucks because what Hollywood wants is fat young black women ( name a top black actress under 30). It could be an agenda, but I can guarantee you that if Gabby lost her selling point (her weight) she would not be working as much.
I don't think anyone wants/expects her to get to Rihanna size.....just get away from Jabba the Hutt status
She can still keep the 'fat black woman' look while living a LOT healthier than she is now
nikkas are talking about Monique, but at least Monique looked like the average fat black woman you'd see in public. You do NOT see a lot of black women - scratch that, men or women of ANY race - who are Gabourey's size/shape. That bytch is next-level obese.
I guarantee you, if she ever lost weight to be Monique's size, almost everyone on here would be giving her props, even if she never got smaller than that afterwards. It'd be like that Hey Arnold episode where Harold was tryna lose weight. Dude GAINED weight while tryna get skinny on that cruise, and got clowned for it. Then he almost gave up on losing weight, until Arnold reminded him he didn't need to be skinny, just get to his regular weight again. Then he got back to his regular size, and got major props for it