Fandom goggles
I don't understand fandom goggles.
In what way would he be considered fat? The same way that fanfic writers call Kirk blond? Lack of rippling abs on display = unfit? Same thing with this kid, despite the fact that he stripped down to a singlet in an early episode and everything was flat:
If they are considered fat, I have problems...
*does aerobics*
*joins pro-ana LJ group*
*vomits*
*cries*
It's women writing most of these stories, so what gives? Is it that they want to write a fic where the unpopular fat kid gets the hunky jock (as if Mckay's personality isn't enough of a hurdle), or is it that anything other than a "perfect" body is immediately a target? Why does this bother me so much when I see it? It's more common than not. I'm not the skinniest bitch on the planet, but I'm pretty happy about myself, and I don't care about a little extra padding on someone else-- but this really makes me wonder about people's perceptions of others, and the unrealistic expectations of beauty that we have.
In what way would he be considered fat? The same way that fanfic writers call Kirk blond? Lack of rippling abs on display = unfit? Same thing with this kid, despite the fact that he stripped down to a singlet in an early episode and everything was flat:
If they are considered fat, I have problems...
*does aerobics*
*joins pro-ana LJ group*
*vomits*
*cries*
It's women writing most of these stories, so what gives? Is it that they want to write a fic where the unpopular fat kid gets the hunky jock (as if Mckay's personality isn't enough of a hurdle), or is it that anything other than a "perfect" body is immediately a target? Why does this bother me so much when I see it? It's more common than not. I'm not the skinniest bitch on the planet, but I'm pretty happy about myself, and I don't care about a little extra padding on someone else-- but this really makes me wonder about people's perceptions of others, and the unrealistic expectations of beauty that we have.