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"'''Big Beautiful Woman'''" (commonly abbreviated as '''BBW''') is a positive (non-[[pejorative]]) term for an [[overweight]] woman.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Schwimmer|first=Jeffrey|title=Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance|pmc=1281327|page=A706|volume=113|issue=10|journal=Environmental Health Perspectives|doi=10.1289/ehp.113-a706a|year=2005}}</ref> |
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"'''Big Beautiful Woman'''" (commonly abbreviated as '''BBW''') is a [[neologism]] most frequently used in the context of affirmation of or [[sexual attraction]] to [[women]] who are [[overweight]] or [[obese]], whose bodies have more [[adipose tissue]]. |
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The terms "Big Beautiful Women" and "BBW" were coined by Carole Shaw in 1979, when she launched ''BBW Magazine'', a fashion and [[lifestyle magazine]] for "[[Plus-size model|plus-size]]" women.<ref name=BBWMH>{{Cite web |title=BBW Past & Present |url=http://www.bbwmagazine.com/bbw-past-present/|access-date=2015-08-05 |date= 2014-08-15}}</ref> ''BBW Magazine'' trademarked the term "Big Beautiful Woman", which was later transferred to ''Dimensions Magazine''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2007-12-31|title=What is Dimensions Online?|url=http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/faq.html|access-date=2020-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231142503/http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/faq.html|archive-date=2007-12-31}}</ref> |
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==Origin== |
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The terms "Big Beautiful Women" and "BBW" were coined by Carole Shaw in 1979, when she launched BBW Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for plus-size women. |
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The term is also commonly used as a positive euphemism by those involved with the [[fat acceptance movement]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marcus|first=Sarah-Rose|date=2016|title=Thinspiration vs. thicksperation: Comparing pro-anorexic and fat acceptance image posts on a photo-sharing site|journal=Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace|volume=10|issue=2|pages=6|doi=10.5817/cp2016-2-5|issn=1802-7962|doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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The term BBW is a visually-determined concept that does not have an explicit lower or upper weight limitation, and may denote women who may be considered barely overweight to those who are [[morbidly obese]]. |
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BBW has many near-synonyms with varying shades of meaning: |
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The term has several near-synonyms with varying shades of meaning, such as "full-figured", "[[wikt:voluptuous|voluptuous]]", "[[wikt:zaftig|zaftig]]", and "[[wikt:Rubenesque|Rubenesque]]", the latter term referring to the art of [[Peter Paul Rubens]], best known for portraying full-bodied women.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Swami|first1=Viren|last2=Gray|first2=Maggie|last3=Furnham|first3=Adrian|date=September 2006|title=The Female Nude in Rubens: Disconfirmatory Evidence of the Waist-to-Hip Ratio Hypothesis of Female Physical Attractiveness|journal=Imagination, Cognition and Personality|volume=26|issue=1|pages=139–147|doi=10.2190/r11x-5752-v164-4240|s2cid=143925958|issn=0276-2366}}</ref> |
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*''Rubenesque'' is a close synonym; the term refers to the art of [[Peter Paul Rubens]], best known for portraying full-bodied women. |
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*''Full-figured'' refers to women with a generally plump body shape. |
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*''Plumper'' is sometimes used to describe chubby women. |
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*''[[Voluptuous]]'' and ''zaftig'' usually connote ripeness, sensuality, and a body shape involving large [[breasts]] and wide [[hip (anatomy)|hips]]. |
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The acronym BBBW stands for Big Beautiful Black Woman.<ref>{{Cite book|title=From NSA to FWB : big beautiful women and sexual agency online|last=Walkington, Lori.|oclc=726764353}}</ref> Another variant is SSBBW: Supersized Big Beautiful Woman. There is no formal definition which explains the exact difference between BBW and SSBBW. Some BBWs or SSBBWs consider themselves to be [[Fat fetishism#Feederism|feedees]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jones|first=Angela|date=2018-12-10|title=The pleasures of fetishization: BBW erotic webcam performers, empowerment, and pleasure|journal=Fat Studies|volume=8|issue=3|pages=279–298|doi=10.1080/21604851.2019.1551697|s2cid=150004077|issn=2160-4851}}</ref> ''Dimensions Magazine'' considers a woman over {{convert|350|lbs}} to be an SSBBW.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Although the term BBW may have been first used and copyrighted in the context of BBW Magazine, over the years plus-size women (even those who had never heard of the magazine) began to refer to themselves as "BBWs." Today, BBW is often found in [[personal ad]]s (and [[online dating service]]s) denoting an identification with (or preference for) women with more body fat and thus promoting the idea of such women as a socially acceptable preference. |
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Some women adopt the term BBW as a personal preference over the term ''Rubenesque'', or ''full-figured'', because such women may not necessarily have large breasts or hips. Such terms, and others such as "queen-sized", "[[plus-sized model|plus-sized]]", or "[[fat]]" may lead to feelings of marginalization or non-inclusion for some women. |
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"Big Handsome Man" (BHM), or "Big Hulking Men", or sometimes "Big Beautiful Man" (BBM), refers to a physically or sexually attractive fat man. Women who are attracted to BHMs are called "Female Fat Admirers" (FFA). In the gay community, BHMs are sometimes called "[[Chub (gay slang)|chubs]]", and men who are attracted to BHMs are known as [[Fat fetishism|chubby chasers]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} |
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BBW is commonly used as a positive euphemism by people involved with the [[fat acceptance movement]], who often reject the descriptor "obese". However, some strongly prefer the term ''fat'' to other words which they consider unnecessary euphemisms. |
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The term BBW is also used to denote events specifically targeted to such women, and persons interested in them, such as specific gathering nights in dance clubs, restaurants, fashion stores and shows, etc so that an environment of acceptance is achieved by having like-minded or like-bodied persons in attendance. |
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==Variants== |
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The acronym BBBW refers to Big Beautiful Black Woman. Another variant is SSBBW; Super-Size Big Beautiful Woman, which refers to women who are above a US dress size 26. |
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==Subculture== |
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BBWs are the focus of a [[subculture]], some areas of which are [[sexual fetish|sexually fetishistic]] in nature, including [[fat fetishism]] and [[Fat fetishism#feederism|feederism]]. A large number of BBW websites are [[pornographic]] but others only celebrate the act of gaining [http://fatgirlfriends.vze.com]. |
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* [[Fat fetishism]] |
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* [[Female body shape]] |
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* [[Bear (gay culture)]] |
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* [[Obesity]] |
* [[Obesity]] |
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* [[Overweight]] |
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==References== |
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{{wikinews|Obesity and the Fat Acceptance Movement: Kira Nerusskaya speaks}} |
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*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/club_bbws/ CLUB BBW'S - USA Listings of Fat Acceptance Websites Directory and Big Beautiful Woman (BBW) Support Groups Since 1995]: A curated repository of links related to all aspects of fat acceptance. |
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*[http://www.bbwmagazine.com BBW Magazine site] |
*[http://www.bbwmagazine.com BBW Magazine site] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071231142503/http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/faq.html Free site of Dimensions Magazine], previously associated with [[NAAFA]], a "size-positive" lifestyle magazine with resources and forums. |
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*[http://bbwmagazine.com/pastandpresent_3.htm A Short History of BBW Magazine] |
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*[http://www.naafa.org/ National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance] is a non-profit human rights organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for fat people. |
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*[http://www.xxlart.de BBW-ART site] |
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Latest revision as of 08:50, 17 December 2024
"Big Beautiful Woman" (commonly abbreviated as BBW) is a positive (non-pejorative) term for an overweight woman.[1]
Meaning and usage
The terms "Big Beautiful Women" and "BBW" were coined by Carole Shaw in 1979, when she launched BBW Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for "plus-size" women.[2] BBW Magazine trademarked the term "Big Beautiful Woman", which was later transferred to Dimensions Magazine.[3]
The term is also commonly used as a positive euphemism by those involved with the fat acceptance movement.[4]
The term has several near-synonyms with varying shades of meaning, such as "full-figured", "voluptuous", "zaftig", and "Rubenesque", the latter term referring to the art of Peter Paul Rubens, best known for portraying full-bodied women.[5]
Variants
The acronym BBBW stands for Big Beautiful Black Woman.[6] Another variant is SSBBW: Supersized Big Beautiful Woman. There is no formal definition which explains the exact difference between BBW and SSBBW. Some BBWs or SSBBWs consider themselves to be feedees.[7] Dimensions Magazine considers a woman over 350 pounds (160 kg) to be an SSBBW.[3]
Big Handsome Man
"Big Handsome Man" (BHM), or "Big Hulking Men", or sometimes "Big Beautiful Man" (BBM), refers to a physically or sexually attractive fat man. Women who are attracted to BHMs are called "Female Fat Admirers" (FFA). In the gay community, BHMs are sometimes called "chubs", and men who are attracted to BHMs are known as chubby chasers.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Schwimmer, Jeffrey (2005). "Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance". Environmental Health Perspectives. 113 (10): A706. doi:10.1289/ehp.113-a706a. PMC 1281327.
- ^ "BBW Past & Present". 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ^ a b "What is Dimensions Online?". 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Marcus, Sarah-Rose (2016). "Thinspiration vs. thicksperation: Comparing pro-anorexic and fat acceptance image posts on a photo-sharing site". Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. 10 (2): 6. doi:10.5817/cp2016-2-5. ISSN 1802-7962.
- ^ Swami, Viren; Gray, Maggie; Furnham, Adrian (September 2006). "The Female Nude in Rubens: Disconfirmatory Evidence of the Waist-to-Hip Ratio Hypothesis of Female Physical Attractiveness". Imagination, Cognition and Personality. 26 (1): 139–147. doi:10.2190/r11x-5752-v164-4240. ISSN 0276-2366. S2CID 143925958.
- ^ Walkington, Lori. From NSA to FWB : big beautiful women and sexual agency online. OCLC 726764353.
- ^ Jones, Angela (2018-12-10). "The pleasures of fetishization: BBW erotic webcam performers, empowerment, and pleasure". Fat Studies. 8 (3): 279–298. doi:10.1080/21604851.2019.1551697. ISSN 2160-4851. S2CID 150004077.
External links
Wikinews has related news:
- BBW Magazine site
- Free site of Dimensions Magazine, previously associated with NAAFA, a "size-positive" lifestyle magazine with resources and forums.
- National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is a non-profit human rights organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for fat people.