Big Handsome Men, Bears and Others: Virtual Constructions of ‘Fat Male Embodiment’

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Unbearable Lessons: Contesting Fat Phobia in Physical Education (2008, background): “…difficult for gay men to have fat in the same way.7 Gay men, such as Jean-Paul, are confronted with a far more limited range of acceptable and desirable body sizes because of the cult of male beauty arising from the aestheticization of fit male bodies in consumer and gay cultures (Monaghan, 2005).”
Promoting Positive Body Image in Males and Females: Contemporary Issues and Future Directions (2010, background): “In sum, the Western cultural appearance ideal for men is generally slender and moderately muscular, without being over-muscled ( Monaghan 2005 ).”