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Malayali (Kerala, India) culture has the common developing world fatness = prosperity mentality to some degree (minus the Indian love toward asceticism), but we
by InfiniteRand 6y ago
Malayali (Kerala, India) culture has the common developing world fatness = prosperity mentality to some degree (minus the Indian love toward asceticism), but we have the added factor of having the defining movie star of my parents generation (And pretty big star still) being a rather pudgy guy (Mohanlal!) and that does shape people’s views on things.
It’s a funny interplay with stars that they shape their appearance to fit societal expectations but at the same time shape them.
- kondu 6y agoYou can see a similar parallel in the Telugu film industry too! Most of the big stars in my parent's time were pudgy(chiranjeevi, NTR, ANR, for example). Most of today's stars on the other hand are rather lean and fit like you'd expect.