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I'm not sure how to say what I want to say. So I'll sum it up this way:
1. I, personally, am fat. Physically I am not attractive (to me) because of this.
2. Physically, other fat people are not attractive to me. This has little to do with the attractiveness of people I know because once actual social interaction begins, simple physical attractiveness is quickly swamped by many other elements that go into a whole person. But when I'm simply seeing a cast member at the park or my waiter at a restaurant, all there is is simple physical attractiveness. Fat is not to my liking in this regard. Further, if the person is thin, Asian, tall, large breasted, and has red hair then their attractiveness is greatly augmented for me. Physical attractiveness is a set of personal standards that can be expressed across populations within certain ranges. While these ranges vary over time and place, the ideal does tend towards the thinner side (from ancient statuary, the Venus de Milo was not considered ugly and David has no love handles).
3. Again, for emphasis, point 2 only really applies in purely physical interactions where the myriad of other personal factors can not come into play.
4. So, purely for selfish reasons, my preference would be that all non-character cast members at Disneyland be tall D-cup Asian women with red hair.
5. My purely selfish preferences should have nothing to do with Disneyland's hiring practices for non-character cast members and unless weight somehow limits ability, it should be a non-factor in hiring. I do not buy into the notion that non-character cast members are "casting." The standards of filmmaking no more apply to the cashier at the Emporium than they do at the McDonald's across the street.
6. I would like to see more diversity in some of the character and entertainment cast members as well, while we're at it. I would love to see a black or hispanic (or any other race/ethnicity) Cinderella standing out in front of the castle. This wouldn't bother me at all, any more than I'd be upset to find an Inuit playing skipper on the Jungle Cruise.
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