Why do Polynesian guys wear fat so well?

I wouldn't exactly say that guy is wearing it well.

He's young and he's covered up. Put him in a bathing suit and you'll change your tune.

They are a large people - quite a lot of them in the NFL. Some of them do look great being big - but I think you're overgeneralizing.

Some guys wear fat really well. It looks hot. Others just look fat. White fat guys with not much hair hard to pull off. I think it's what we perceive or associate with different cultures or races for better or for worse.

If they seem to 'wear it well' and I kind of know what your saying, it might be because it's a different culture where fat shaming isn't a thing and fat people don't feel humiliated and self-conscious.

*you're* I'm so ashamed.

OP, fyi - you need an eye exam stat.

R4 - there's also a big line between fat and obese - OP's guy is morbidly obese.

I can't think of too many hot morbidly obese men. I've seen several guys online who look handsome - but you know they would be really hot if they lost the weight.

Young John Goodman for example - he was obese, but he was also a very handsome man (IMO) as you can see from his earlier commercials when he was thinner.

Um… no, OP. Just… no.

OP's example is way overweight, looks like it, is not healthy.

But in general, not this example, OP has a point. Here's my explanation: the weight is evenly/proportionately distributed, their bones are thick, the frame supports the extra weight, the brown/golden skin makes them look healthy.

Also, I need to stop logging in the DL and responding with intent and seriousness to absurd topics. The Internet broke me.

[quote] Also, I need to stop logging in the DL and responding with intent and seriousness to absurd topics.

Don't stop. Your post is thoughtful. We need you here.

I can get behind the premise, but that sure isn’t the image I would choose to make the point.

Has anyone here ever had one? Uncircumcised and flabby? If they tried to sit on you would your bed break?

OP, you know that's obesity, right?

Is Keanu of this season's BB Polynesian ? He's fat - no doubt about it - but he also has some muscle (he supposed to be a personal trainer). He doesn't get fat in his face, but his torso, arms, legs and ass.

I'm reminded of that sweet-voiced Hawiian singer, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, who didn't make it past 38, due to weight-related health issues. I don't think he wore fat well at all, and neither does the guy at OP's link.

Because they want to spam your musubi, OP.

Genetics.

Because you're used to seeing them fat.

I must say, in their 40+ years of publication, I don't think PLAYGIRL ever had a Polynesian model in their pages - despite some hunky handsome Hawaiian men that are out there in the world.

It’s unhealthy and a net negative for societies.

And if you look at old-timey photos, the Polynesian men of yesteryear were way hotter than their obese contemporary counterparts.

R20 I went to Captain Cook's journals and other paintings from that era, and you're correct.

The native Polynesians who met Captain Cook's ship were all healthy and muscular.

200+ years later, they're all obese because of the introduction of an American diet.

R21 - it's more than that - many of those nations saw fat as being a sign of wealth and social status.

Can't blame it all on American imports. They don't get everything from the US.

I'll never eat again.

If you’re going to carry 40 or 50 extra pounds, looks-wise it helps to have broad shoulders and thick bones and solid, wide-set facial geometry. Most Polynesians and native Hawaiians have those features.

Beyond that, though… an extra 100 lbs is morbid obesity and never looks good.

I'd go for a guy like this (one of the Tuilagi brothers).