As a bald guy, I disagree. I realize it's not the same, though. People tend to be much more cruel to fat people as it is seen as something they have more control over (which probably isn't always the case).Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
That reminds me of a time I was in a Target store in Sacramento. Two extremely obese women in motorized wheelchairs they were too wide to really fit on were blocking all the room. Some skinny (Asian-looking but I think he was latino) guy walked past them. One woman screamed in a very loud ebonics accent, "Watch where you goin', you chow mein eatin' mothafucka!". It was such an American experience.
As for the topic, I don't think we should encourage people to be overweight but there's nothing wrong with a fat person being the main character in a movie or game. If they're supposed to be an action hero, then yeah, that doesn't really fit the theme. Personally, I find well proportioned chubby women attractive so I'm cool with seeing them in media.
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