Fat boys

"He is the epitome of health - or a walking time bomb. He is oversexed - or sexless. He is jolly - or hiding the tears of a clown. He is the picture of wealth and plenty - or the bloated, malnourished emblem of poverty. He is the fat man - a cultural icon, social enigma, a pressing medical issue - and he is the subject of this book." "The figures that Sander L. Gilman considers, from the ugly fat man with the beautiful sylph trapped inside to the smart fat boy to the aging body desirous of rejuvenation, appear and reappear in different guises throughout Western culture. And as is often true…