[ SECRET POST #2788 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2788 ⌋

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Comments

[sarillia]

I think people tend to exaggerate the preferences of people in the medieval era. It's true that appearing well-fed was a sign of wealth and so being bigger was looked on more favorably than now, but that's only up to a point. There are still fat characters who are figures of ridicule in medieval literature.

[ginainthekingsroad]

Oh I agree, which is why I mentioned it just as kind of an afterthought. This is all heavily skewed to the negative presentation anyway. And even if it is portrayed as a slight positive, having wealth and weight won't make these characters any happier or even any more secure in the coming Winter.

[sarillia]

Yeah it was more of a general thought I've had on the subject for a while than a response to what you said specifically. I have a bad habit of doing that that I should probably work on.

[(Anonymous)]

Up to a point, but that point varied depending on your social class, too. A fat baker or butcher was considered a good thing! A fat king was ridiculed because he wasn't fighting and was living off his people.

[sarillia]

Good point. I shouldn't replace one universal statement that I disagree with with a new universal statement.