Shake It Up! - "Party It Up!" Supermodel Party Scene ("You know, if I ate...")
This is the infamous scene from the now-pulled episode of "Shake It Up!", "Party It Up!," in which a famous supermodel says to CeCe that she's "so cute, she could eat her up... you know, if I ate," followed by raucous laughter from the model, her entourage, and CeCe.
When Demi Lovato (formerly Sonny Munroe on "Sonny With A Chance") caught wind of this line AN ENTIRE YEAR after the episode premiered, she took to Twitter and blasted Disney Channel for "making light of eating disorders after losing one of their stars to this disease." Disney Channel apologized wholeheartedly for this scene, resulting in this episode being pulled from the Disney Channel airwaves, Netflix's online streaming service, and - more than likely - downloading platforms such as iTunes and Amazon Unbox.
Now, it's been a long-standing joke in the media about models being as skinny as they are because they don't eat. Game shows have lampooned it in trivia questions, comedians have made light of it in their acts, and other TV shows have made similar jokes. Suddenly, a show on Disney Channel does it, and it's wrong? I'm sorry, but, in my opinion, Demi overreacted. It's not like they made jokes about anorexia or bulimia. The "international supermodel" JOKED that she doesn't eat.
This clip is being uploaded strictly for archival purposes, and to illustrate a point. Do you think this clip is offensive to people who suffer from eating disorders?
Clip ©2010 It's A Laugh Productions/Disney Channel. All rights reserved. The episode featuring this clip was removed from public broadcast on/around December 23, 2011. This clip is being uploaded strictly for archival/entertainment purposes. Ownership of anything related to this clip is neither stated nor implied.