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Faye is curvy
wargrafix:
its not a broken scale.
*drumroll*
only really fat people can do that.
BMI essentially measures ratios which ultimately determines the weight placed on the preson.
carvin:
First off, Faye has some curve but isn't that big. I wish she was, but she isn't big, plump, or chubby and certainly not fat. This may not be true if the art style specifically makes people look thinner... but I don't quite get that feeling. I've seen a few plump characters in the background to confirm this.
Secondly, the BMI is extremely poor at rating anything. Body fat counts are a bit better. Still, the core concern is health. In that mind let us consider the actual meaningful 'numbers'.
Fat is used to store energy, vitamins and minerals. It is a needed component in a person's diet. It is also a needed component in a person's body. Without fat it is hard to absorb many of the vitamins and minerals that are needed to keep a healthy mind and body. Certain fats are especially needed for women in concerns of female cycles, child birth and breast feeding. Obviously there is another end of this as too much fat can cause concerns with blood pressure, cholesterol, and other micro systems (as macro systems. This doesn't mean minor). The reality of most of these concerns are rooted in this: lack of muscle work and calorie burning. An idle system will become addled.
TL;DR In other words, an active system that is taking in enough minerals, vitamins, and nutrients and can keep them till needed is healthy. This simply isn't something that can be measured, only striven for. You can see some possible evidence in things like weight, BMI etc., but these are educated guesses at best and more often deceptive.
Other than being healthy a person must be confident in their body and feel good in it. This can be done at almost any weight, but it is easier within the first standard deviation of the person's perceived world. Media represents a lower bell curve of weights than real life , though some portions are lower and some are higher. Since we usually see more people via media than via real life. Still, there are tons and tons of reasons why people can have a difficult time with their bodies.
Random832:
--- Quote from: wargrafix on 27 Jan 2009, 11:13 ---BMI essentially measures ratios which ultimately determines the weight placed on the preson.
--- End quote ---
Anything can measure ratios. But "height squared" is a meaningless quantity and thus so is any ratio based on it.
Professor Snuggles:
Most of you who are saying you are "curvy like faye" are probably just fat. You know this right? That there is a difference, between fat and curvy?
You are probably fat.
Superkid11:
Awfully presumptuous.
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