Big Beautiful Woman
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"Big Beautiful Woman" (commonly abbreviated as BBW) is a phrase most frequently used to denote sexual attraction to overweight women. BBWs are the focus of a subculture, some areas of which are sexually fetishistic in nature, including fat fetishism and feederism. Some involved with the fat acceptance movement also use the term.
The term BBW spread rapidly via the Internet during the 1990s. A large number of BBW websites are pornographic, and feature women who range from barely overweight to those who are profoundly obese. Men who are attracted to BBWs are occasionally referred to as "chubby chasers" or "fat admirers". Some men are especially fascinated or aroused by certain body parts or areas of BBWs' bodies.
BBW has many near-synonyms with varying shades of meaning. Rubenesque is a close synonym; the term refers to the art of Peter Paul Rubens, best known for portraying full-bodied women. Full-figured refers to women with a generally plump body shape, whereas voluptuous and zaftig usually connote ripeness, sensuality, and a body shape involving large breasts and wide hips.
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[edit] Pop culture references
[edit] Books
- Big and Beautiful: Become the Big Beautiful Person You Were Meant to Be, by Katie Arons with Jacqueline Shannon, 1999
- Real Women Don't Diet: One Man's Praise of Large Women & The Society That Rejects Them, by Ken Mayer, 1993
- Big Bold & Beautiful: Living Large On a Small Planet, by Jackqueline Hope, 1996
- True Beauty: Positive Attitudes & Practical Tips From The World's leading Plus Size Model, by Emme, 1996
- Delta Style: Eve Wasn't a Size Six and Neither Am I, by Delta Burke, 1998
- Live Large!: Affirmations For Living The Life That You Want In The Body You Already Have, by Cheri K. Erdman, 2003
- All of Me: A Voluptuous Tale, by Venise Berry, 2000
[edit] Magazines
- Dimensions
- Big Butt
- Plumpers
- BUF Magazine
- Big and Fat, (was later known as Big Girls)
- XL and Voluptuous, XL (magazine)
- BODacious
[edit] Music
- Artist: Anthony Hamilton, Song: Sista Big Bones
- Artist: The Chubby Chasers, Song: BBW Barbeque
- Artist: Queen, Song: Fat Bottomed Girls
- Artist: Sir Mix-a-Lot, Song: Baby Got Back
- Artist: Mika, Song: Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)
- Artist: Dan Bryk, Song: BBW (Chunky Girl)
- Artist: k.d. lang, Song: Big Boned Gal
- Artist: G.B.H., Song: Big Women
- Artist: The Commodores, Song: Brick House
- Artist: U2, Song: Big Girls Are Best
- Artist: Spinal Tap, Song: Big Bottom
[edit] Television
- Family Matters - Episode: Pound Foolish
- Family Guy - Episode: Sibling Rivalry
[edit] See also
- Fat acceptance movement
- Fat admirer
- Fat fetishism
- Feederism
- Female body shape
- Gainer
- Lane Bryant
- Waist-hip ratio
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