Riding crop costumes go bye bye

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

The bulk of this thread is about inappropriateness. The guy in that photo has allowed himself to get far too large (he is not taking responsibility for his own actions), and deserves to have fun poked at his size.

The word desrves bothers me - I don't think anyone deserves to be ridiculed, though some ought to expect it. "Deserve" is far to judgemental and creepy a term for me.

The core theme of this thread has been (in my interpretation at least) about whether "thin" is more attractive than "fat." I, as a fat guy, say that this is true.

And that's great - for you. I think it's clear there are people who feel otherwise.

My beef all along has been the equation of weight or dress size to attractiveness and the fact that while there may be an overriding cultural perception of what constitues "beauty" it's by no means a universal - so why treat it as such, and furthermore why expect Disneyland to hire someone based on it?

I guess I kind of have to wonder if people here really think their experience at the park has suffered becasue the CMs have been less attractive? I guess they could only hire supermodels, but I bet that costs more than tailoring costumes to be more attractive (presumably - still haven't seen the outfits)

And while I'm at it - how does changing a skirt length from above the knees to below the knees impact attractiveness of a CM based on weight? Leg length or the presence of nobby knees perhaps, but weight? Similarly, what difference does a blue plaid vs red plaid impact attractiveness based on weight, if anything skin tone should be a consideration for this factor.

If you want to talk about the declining health of America due to the increased obesity of it's population great, start a thread - but to pin such things on a redesign of a Disney Costume is ludicrous.