| rdfs:comment | - The human body's production of fat is a very complex process with many, many more factors to it than eat = get fat, such as glandular conditions, a low metabolism, genetic conditions, or an endomorph body type. In Real Life, excess weight can be surprisingly difficult for some people to shed, and demands an extreme amount of dedication from those who would want to work even a couple pounds away. Furthermore, being fat means nothing more than having a body with more fat than it needs to, and the only real influence it would have on one's personality or habits is merely the result of the individual's treatment by other people; that is, a fat kid who gets constantly bullied for being fat won't enter adulthood crapping ponies and rainbows.
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| abstract | - The human body's production of fat is a very complex process with many, many more factors to it than eat = get fat, such as glandular conditions, a low metabolism, genetic conditions, or an endomorph body type. In Real Life, excess weight can be surprisingly difficult for some people to shed, and demands an extreme amount of dedication from those who would want to work even a couple pounds away. Furthermore, being fat means nothing more than having a body with more fat than it needs to, and the only real influence it would have on one's personality or habits is merely the result of the individual's treatment by other people; that is, a fat kid who gets constantly bullied for being fat won't enter adulthood crapping ponies and rainbows. The modern world's busy lifestyle and prevalence of desk jobs leaves a very tight margin of free time; anything related to eating is rushed, abridged so as to take as little time as possible. Cooking is abandoned, canned and processed foods are in. Can't waste time taking three meals, let's eat it all in one go. All of this, in the long run, doesn't please the body at all. And that's not counting the occasional birth condition that literally forces you to be fat or die, one way or another. It also varies from place to place. Other countries outside of the US have a less prevalence of fat people due to more active lifestyles, better diet, and taking care of themselves. People can be naturally thick and still look good and be in great shape if willing to put in the effort. Naturally, fiction won't have any of that pesky "facts" shit. Being fat in TV-Land means that: 1.
* You have poor table manners, take outrageously large servings, eat with your hands when it's clearly not appropriate, etc. 2.
* You have poor personal hygiene; ill-fitting, wrinkled or stained clothing, or dress inappropriately. 3.
* Your language and mannerisms are crude and unrefined. 4.
* You leave trash (such as food wrappers) everywhere you stay for more than a few minutes at a time. 5.
* Regardless of how favorably you are portrayed, every fat person in the universe is basically you with a different face. There is only one kind of fatty; they are all interchangeable clones with the same tastes, same habits and same personality. 6.
* Most importantly, if you weigh between 201 and 399 lbs., chances are that you don't exist. Fictionland is oblivious to the concept of weight; you're either a rail-thin hottie or Jabba the Hutt, and any suggestion that there might in fact be a middle ground is clearly PC propaganda from a fat apologist conspiracy bent on destroying civilization. Uh huh. Generally played as Always Male. This character's Distaff Counterpart is "the Fat Girl". For more stereotypical behaviors of the obese, compare and contrast Fat Bastard, Fat Idiot, Jabba Table Manners and Fat Sweaty Southerner in a White Suit. Contrast Big Beautiful Woman and Big Beautiful Man, who are fat and attractive in spite (or because) of their girth. Another positive contrast is Big Fun, for people who are hefty, yet portrayed as chipper and friendly. Examples of Fat Slob include:
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