Netflix Dramedy ‘Survival of the Thickest’ Hates on Conservatives, but Delivers Pro-life Storyline

Dawn Slusher
September 12th, 2026 4:04 PM

Text to Speech

00:00 00:00
Font Size
Snapstream

Netflix’s dramedy Survival of the Thickest was unfortunately given a third season which, not surprisingly, featured jabs at conservatives like Nicki Minaj, Trump, and Vance, even claimed the latter two stole the election (the 2024 one, if Vance is blamed). On a positive note, however, there was a storyline that depicted the humanity of an unborn child as well as the immense grief a mother faces when she loses her baby in a miscarriage.

Based on the eponymous book by Michelle Buteau, the show focuses on the life of plus-size stylist Mavis Beaumont (played by Buteau). Season 3 finds Mavis still with her boyfriend Luca (Marouane Zotti) and the two decide to start trying to have a baby.

Much like Buteau in real life, Mavis deals with infertility due to advanced maternal age and decides to try IVF treatments. In episode 1, “Three’s the Magic Number, B*tch,” she asks her best friend Khalil (Tone Bell) for help with the injection. It’s then that Mavis takes a jab at rapper Nicki Minaj for daring to have an opinion different from hers:

 

 

Khalil: What is in your hand? What is this?

Mavis: Okay, good follow up. So, um, I have to start taking my shots. Today, because Mother Nature rang and I had to pick up the phone, you know what I’m saying? So, I need help with my shot because I can’t do it. Can you help me?

Khalil: And you knew you had to take the shot, but you got dressed first?

Mavis: Hey, Gayle King. I need more action, less questions. Have you ever held a needle before, though?

Khalil: Yes.

Mavis: You have?

Khalil: Yeah.

Mavis: Are you sure, because you haven’t even seen the movie Rent. You’re like, “I can’t see all that singing.”

Khalil: I may not have seen Rent, but I have seen New Jack City. That’s almost a documentary on needles. Now, come here.

Mavis: There you go. Just poke me like you like me, alright? That’s weird. But definitely put it in like you love me. Again, a very weird sentence. Here we go.

Khalil: You ready?

Mavis: Okay, I’m ready.

Khalil: You know who should really be doing this?

Mavis: Yes. I do know, okay? And I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow. But right now, I’ve got to do it now, okay? Because I’m a dot dot forward slash, period. Please just help me.

Khalil: Alright. Positive thoughts. Think some positive thoughts.

Mavis: Okay, rotisserie chicken at Costco. Sesame Street. Nicki Minaj before she was Republican.

Khalil: Three!

Because liberals only like women when they’re liberal, apparently. Especially if the woman is black, as Mavis also took a dig at Omarosa, saying, “Everyone is looking at me like I’m Omarosa at the White House,” when she received judgmental stares.

 In episode 3, “Reclaiming My Time, B*tch,” Mavis is shocked to find her fashion design idea stolen by another designer and tries to make a comparison to Trump, Vance and “the election”:

 

 

Mavis: Oh my God. Is that my blazer? That looks like my blazer, but it wasn’t ready. But it looks ready. What does this mean for us? What does this mean for us?

Charles: Mavis, you gotta cut down on the caffeine. It means you get to come to Paris with me as my design consultant as we discussed.

Mavis: Yes. Duh, I know, but like, are you gonna be funding my line now or are we going to be doing a capsule together? Remanaissance. Write that down, Greta. Holy sh*t. Does this mean you’re going to be licensing my work? Oh my God, it is a lot of caffeine. I can hear it now.

Charles: Okay, will you stop touching the models, okay? It doesn’t mean any of that. It means, this is my line. That? That is my blazer. That is an original Charles Renee. This is how fashion works. You inspired me, Mavis. So, thank you.

Mavis: Inspired?

Charles: Yes.

Mavis: You straight stole my sh*t.

Charles: That’s a stretch.

Mavis: Charles, you just stole my sh*t. What are you talking about? It’s like you’re Donald Trump and I’m the election and you’re J.D. Vance. And this week? The week of my Essence shoot? Really, Charles? Really? Greta, say something.

Greta: Congrats on Essence.

Mavis: No.

What happened to the left claiming it’s a threat to democracy to question the results of an election? Double standards much?

In episode 4, “C’est La Vie, B*tch,” Mavis is turned away from an exclusive Vogue party after her nemesis gets her name removed from the guest list. As she vents about the experience, she claims she feels like Kamala, Hillary, or “any woman on every election night.”

 

 

Mavis: I feel like Kamala on election night. I feel like Hillary on election night. In fact, I feel like any woman on every election night.

Newsflash, Hollywood- not all women are liberal. Something tells us Mavis wouldn’t shed a tear for women like Republican Michelle Steel who lost because Mavis’s party voted for the male, Democrat candidate Derek Tran in California’s 45th Congressional district. Or Republican Laurie Buckhout who lost because Mavis’s party voted for the male, Democrat candidate Don Davis in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional district.

And since this show appears to hate conservative black women so much, I’m sure they were happy that Winsome Sears lost the chance to become the first black woman to be governor of Virginia because Mavis’s party voted for a white, liberal woman instead. Identity politics only seem to matter to the left when the identity in question is a fellow liberal.

There was a redeeming storyline, fortunately, in episode 5, “Good Grief, B*tch,” as Mavis and Luca marveled over their baby’s sonogram photos and the fact the heartbeat was so strong despite the baby being so small (less than 10 weeks). It’s not often Hollywood acknowledges the humanity of an unborn child.

Sadly, Mavis ends up finding out there’s no heartbeat at a follow-up visit and her grief is palpable, proving it’s not just a “clump of cells” she lost. It was her baby.

 

Mavis: Oh my God, I still can’t believe it. The heartbeat was so strong.

Luca: I know. How could something so small have such a loud heartbeat?

Mavis: I don’t know. Oh my God. It’s so real. Hey, do you remember when the doctor was like, “Did you come up with names yet?” I was like, “What, girl? What? That’s so crazy.” Put it on the fridge. Smells good.

Luca: Okay, so what’s the perfect name to describe dreams come true?

Mavis: Simone Biles. It’s like the universe knew I was a broke a*s b*tch that couldn’t afford another round of IVF so, the baby came in the most natural way ever. Reverse cowgirl.

Luca: You’re gonna be a great mom.

Mavis: You’re gonna be a great dad. Okay, girl. I gotta go. My baby daddy’s here. Oh my God, you made strawberry muffins?

Luca: Yes, I did.

Mavis: Aww, thank you.

Luca: Well, our baby’s the size of a strawberry now. 10 weeks.

Mavis: I know. When does the baby become the size of a rotisserie chicken? Because I really want that.

Luca: If it gets that big, I think it has to come out.

Mavis: Okay, Nurse Jackie. You have a point. Are you ready to go to the doctor? Because it’s three train rides away.

Luca: What? The mother of my child takes Lyft Black.

Mavis: Whoa, really? Just because on a Tuesday? Oh my God. Alexa, play Yukon. Oh my God, I feel like a Kardashian. A Lyft Black, what? Can we request a silent driver but that’s also a good listener?

Luca: Yes, of course.

Mavis: I love that. I love it. Okay, let’s go.

Because the show’s writers and producers knew this was their final season, they flashed forward three years at the end of the final episode and revealed Mavis and Luca eventually had a little girl, which was heartwarming to see. It didn’t erase all the liberal propaganda, but it was still a touching moment.

Donor Privacy Policy