Who Says Big Can’t Be Beautiful?

Ah, those size-zero ladies, with their sternums and clavicles and harshly sweeping cheekbones and big, big vulnerable eyes and sharply delineated wrists (set off to perfection by an oversized man’s watch and a clutch of chunky bracelets) — they were fun for a while, in a car-crashy kind of way, weren’t they? All that gossip and bitchery. But they weren’t very … sexy. You couldn’t imagine shoving Nicole Richie up against a wall and doing naughty things to her, could you? She would break. Nope, those skinny little wenches may be good at dangling Chanel handbags from delicate fingers, but they don’t do so well at inspiring lasciviousness, awe and plain ol’ dirty thoughts. For that, you need a lady with some flesh on her bones. And I know just where to find one.

While all eyes have been on Hollywood’s anorexic angels, the world of indie rock has been undergoing some ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. When women wanting to make it in the mainstream will swiftly be told to slim down, nobody is paying any attention to the margins, which means that if you sneak a peek at any one of the many all-girl bands out there on the indie circuit, I guarantee there will be at least one pudgy little sauce-pot (UK size 14 or larger) in the band. And what a sight for sore eyes they are. Read more

The Most Popular Pig and Fatty Characters 2

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DeviantArt.com Collection: Fat Women

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The Most Popular Pig and Fatty Characters 1

Pigs and fat people always appear in the movies. They have unique roles and makes an impression that viewers will never forget. They are fun and fearless.

Fat People

Pugsley and Uncle Fester of The Addam’s Family. Pugsley is able to hang from tree branches by his teeth, although this trait is only referred to and not seen. He is also depicted as being able to survive any mortal injuries and survive his sister’s attempts to kill him. Uncle Fester can generate both electricity and magnetism and powers a light bulb in his mouth as a party piece. In The New Addams Family he can also explode at will without harm. Additionally, he suffers from a severe migraine that can be cured by compressing his head in a vise, and apparently causes no harm upon him. He also likes to recharge in his electric chair.

Tracy and Edna Turnblad of Hairspray. Tracy is an optimistic, overweight teenage girl who loves to dance. Tracy’s racial color-blindness unwittingly leads her to becoming an active supporter for the integration of The Corny Collins Show.

Edna, Tracy’s mother and agent, is an agoraphobe who is ashamed of her obesity.

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