Another great example is “Chunk” from the Goonies (1985). He was considered so fat that it was comic relief. Now you can walk through any Middle School in the United States and find dozens, if not hundreds, of kids that are MUCH larger!
I’m the flip side, Go back and watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Once you’re done cringing at the racism, think about the fact that Harrison Ford went on an intense weightlifting program for that movie, and was considered the most shredded leading man in Hollywood at the time. Actors using steroids has become so common that it has also skewed our perception of a normal fit guy’s body.
Yeah Hollywood ugly is a meme. Oh man she’s so ugly… But she’s like solidly at least an 8, just not wearing makeup and in unflattering clothes and lighting l
Another great example is “Chunk” from the Goonies (1985). He was considered so fat that it was comic relief. Now you can walk through any Middle School in the United States and find dozens, if not hundreds, of kids that are MUCH larger!
I’m the flip side, Go back and watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Once you’re done cringing at the racism, think about the fact that Harrison Ford went on an intense weightlifting program for that movie, and was considered the most shredded leading man in Hollywood at the time. Actors using steroids has become so common that it has also skewed our perception of a normal fit guy’s body.
“Hollywood fat” has always been a thing, though.
Yeah Hollywood ugly is a meme. Oh man she’s so ugly… But she’s like solidly at least an 8, just not wearing makeup and in unflattering clothes and lighting l