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Eye of the beholder
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6904640.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/3291271.stm In the West, a woman getting ready for her wedding will likely go to a fat farm to lose 20 # In Africa, a bride-to-be will often go to a fattening house to put on 30 + # (And yes I know, in some traditional cultures "fat -> abundance/wealth -> something to tide you over through the winter months when crops aren't growing = a good thing", but traditional societies are increasingly getting exposure to the same junk food that industrialized societies get; and fat is fat no matter who you are) |
It'll be interesting to see how western media affects these traditions. While sometimes their fattening practices seem unhealthy, it's a little refreshing to think of fleshy as desirable in a modern culture.
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