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Mallory Malloy aka Watchmalshrink became somewhat of
an overnight sensation on the internet. I say
"somewhat" because in truth it didn't happen
overnight. Mal actually started doing videos tracking
her weight loss in November 2009. But for some reason
her popularity reached a crescendo recently, with new
video posts garnering as many as 100 comments in a
day.
And just when when she hit her peak, Mal pulled the
plug, leaving many fans of her Youtube videos
wondering why she left and whether she'd ever come
back. Well, the good news is, she is back, if only
briefly, doing one last farewell video and interview
answering some burning questions.
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Your
videos became very popular very quickly. Were you
surprised by it all and did the sudden surge in
popularity overwhelm you to the point that it was a
factor in your decision to delete your YouTube and
Facebook accounts?
I was very surprised. When I originally posted my
videos I thought I would get mostly other women
posting on my account with various comments of
encouragement. Instead, I received sexual comments
from mostly men who at the most only said I should
"tone up."
The latter surge of popularity did play a factor in
my decision to delete my YouTube and Facebook
accounts. I felt that the time and thought I was
putting into correspondence and reading comments was
more than should be acceptable since I am trying to
devote my time to studying before Spring quarter
starts.
There
was some jerk on the web claiming his harsh remarks
to you were the reason you pulled your accounts. I
never really thought that was true, but can you
address that and also tell us your primary reason for
closing your
accounts?
I feel that those people have their own issues going
on. It was not at all a factor in my decision to
close my accounts. I originally expected negative
comments and the ones I received helped me to
"toughen" up a bit. In fact, I think that the next
time I'm insulted in real life I won't just be
putting on a good face to it... I'll actually feel ok
emotionally about it.
As far as why I closed my
accounts...
Well, in part it's because of my decision to pursue a
career in the Medical Field. It's not just that
having sexualized videos might lower my chances of
getting accepted to a good Medical School, but also
that my job and life will be devoted to caring for
other people. I have to be strong emotionally and
learn to be as selfless as I can.
I decided that evening that things like overwhelming
positive attention can be very addictive and have a
very negative effect on how I view and interact with
other people. I would like to stay humble and not let
that sort of thing go to my head.
One of the things
that I think made you so popular and interesting is
the fact that you embraced your curves. In my
experience while ethnic women typically embrace their
curves (because the men in their communities are very
vocal about liking voluptuous women), White women
often seem to want to lose their curves. Artist Dan
Clowes ("Ghost World") has a great comic book called
"David Boring" and the female lead in that comic, the
curvy Wanda Kraml, decries that her ass is "the bane
of her existence." That seems to sum up the way a lot
of White women feel about having an ample
backside. But not
you. How did you come to
embrace your curves and has it opened you up to
dating men of other races who like that body
type?
Yes it is true that curves are not as well accepted
in White culture (well, counting out curves from
breasts, of course.) I figure that it would be
near impossible to get rid of my "curviness" anyway.
Even if it were possible, that doesn't necessarily
equate to manageable. At some point you have to make
a choice: either you change the way you look or you
accept yourself despite the applicable culture you
live in. I think most would agree, whining is
unattractive to most males whatever their physical
preference.
As far as interracial relationships, I have already
been open to dating other races. I have gone on dates
with White, Asian, Latino, and Arabic men. However,
the only non-White boyfriend I've ever had has been
Asian.
If a man is physically attractive to me on some level
and has an interesting personality... well, it
doesn't matter what race they are as long as they can
find me attractive as well! Of course, receiving so
many positive video comments from "dark and handsome"
men has certainly made me feel that being a
relationship with someone raised in a "curve"
accepting culture...well, it would probably be much
more compatible.
You
mentioned that you liked getting the attention that
came with your videos. Would you consider yourself a
bit of an exhibitionist, and if so, is this a
newfound quality that you discovered through YouTube
or have you always been this way?
I would now consider myself an exhibitionist! This
actually scares me a bit because before the YouTube
videos I've acted like an exhibitionist maybe once or
twice, but I didn't really consider it to be apart of
my character. Of course, this also goes back to one
of things I considered before I closed my accounts.
In the
final video you did, where you acknowledged that you
enjoyed people appreciating your videos, you wore a
black leotard as opposed to the bra and panties combo
that you wore in your prior videos. Was there any
reason you chose to change this once you decided not
to post a video under the guise of tracking your
weight loss?
You know... I've been pondering this. I suppose that
I equate nudity to sexuality. Or perhaps by being
more clothed I'm subconsciously controlling the level
of sexuality I'm expressing...
One
thing I've found is that guys who are into women
built like you are really
into
it, almost to the point of it being fetishistic. Is
that something that you've encountered and does it
bother you or are you okay with it? If you're okay
with it, why?
I've noticed this as well but not just from those who
prefer plump butts and/or large lower body... I've
also found it to be true from those with big breast
fetishes. It's pretty amusing to watch the two
differing sides objectify various parts of my body.
They usually are sooooo into their respective fetish
that they've got it all ruled out down to specifics.
I mean they'll have it down to a sort of sexual
science. I've visited the site assmatrix.com and I've
seen similar sites for difference preferences for
breasts, waists, hair etc. It's kinda silly but
understandable. I mean, once you've created an object
out some part of a human being it's fair game to then
pull it apart and analyze it. I guess it's just human
nature.
Being
curvy, are there any recurring themes you find guys
want to explore with you behind closed doors?
Ha! Anal! I even dated one guy that really was more
of a breasts lover. However, later in the
relationship he expressed to me that of his two
fantasy things to do with me one would be anal sex
and I quote "because of your big ass and all that..."
Hilarious! What is it with big asses being equated to
anal sex. I mean my thoughts on whether or not I do
it or like it aside...what is up with that! Ok I get
the general correlation of big ass...anus...anal
sex... but...but... Ha! It's silly Also, doggy style
or reverse girl on top are popular ones ... However,
the most popular is missionary with or without legs
being ....er.... put by my head or (I'm not sure what
you'd call it) lying on my side so there's a front
and back view. Hahahaha.... It's silly, I'm still
nervous about not being a virgin anymore.
You've
mentioned wanting to go into the medical profession
in the future. You've also said that you feel your
YouTube videos might be incompatible with that career
choice. How do you feel about that - the fact that a
woman cannot openly display her sexuality, even if
tastefully, without it having some negative
connotation on her
professionalism?
It is sad that sexuality tends to reflect negatively
on a woman's professionalism... I think that it might
be linked to sexual harassment and the idea that
still persists that if she didn't want "it" she
shouldn't have dressed or acted a certain way. The
idea that just because a woman is expressing her
sexuality that she inviting and/or wants even
"negative" sexual attention. Yeah, I think it's
probably linked subconsciously to that so to keep
sexual harassment down you have to keep the workplace
and your "sexplace" quite far removed from each
other.
Would
you ever create another YouTube channel to please all
us anxious fans of yours waiting to see more of
you?
Well, it would certainly be fun! I'll
be considering it as the school year progresses and I
get a better gauge on how I'm doing with my newfound
confidence.
Do you
think voluptuous women have become more accepted in
the mainstream and if so, what do you attribute that
to? (J Lo, urban modeling, etc.)
Well, I do think it has become more acceptable and I
would certainly attribute it to celebrities such as J
Lo, Shakira, and Beyonce etc. In fact, I would
attribute a lot of it to Latin and Black music
becoming popular all over the world and in so
many different cultures. Of course, there are other
factors... 40's and 50's style clothing coming back
in fashion... various size acceptance movements etc.,
etc.
NOTE: For
all of you who actually finished reading the
interview, Mal did
two videos for this
interview but we scrapped the first one because of
low lighting. However, that video is hidden as an
Easter Egg on the website.
Hint: it is in a
fake ad below a blog post that relates to this
subject matter. Also, it's a blog post that occurred
within the last 2-3 months and concerns an
Australian model. Good luck!
Tags: Mal Malloy, Watchmalshrink