fat people so shocking!?

I think it was more shocking because being a small town, everyone knew everyone else and grew up with each other. So to see someone who they knew from the past and to see how far she let herself go, I think that was the shocking part. If an out-of-towner stopped by and they were that heavy, I don't think people would have stared as much... or atleast I hope not!

Well, it is a small town. Heck, they throw a parade for a Burger Barn. Plus, Mamma Grape is a recluse. People in town know of her and her condition but never see her, except for a few curious children who peek in windows.

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Morbidly obese people weren't so common then and were seen as oddities. Last year on another site, someone posted pictures of malls across America circa 1990 and apart from the indoor smoking and wretched '80s clothing/style that was still in vogue, hardly any fat/obese people. I was surprised 'cause that was only 20 years ago, but now you can go to your local Wal-Mart and see obese people in walkers or little scooters. I was a kid in the '80s and I remember the occasional fat kid. In fact, every grade had the fat kid. But nowadays they seem to be everywhere. I went with my 11-year-old niece for the first day of school and I saw kids who even if they still had slim frames, they had guts and muffin tops and full faces. It's sad.

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Part of the "shock" of her was probably because she was such a recluse, so the townsfolk rarely saw her and there was so much gossip about her. Such an extreme degree of obesity is more common these days, but there are still plenty of TV specials about large people, so the interest is obviously still there.

As a slim person myself, I find documentaries on obese people interesting. I think it's human nature to be curious about people who are extreme in any way (giants, dwarfs, obese, medical anomalies, etc).

Lol i know right, a fat person in america? Get out!


They definitely couldn't remake this film set in this era!




Ashmi any question

wasn't rare, just ppl made a bigger deal out of it back then, than they do now.

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I think it's more or less that she was an enigma to the townsfolk. Back in the 90s as a kid, there was this guy who was gay and lived with an old man and they were very eccentric and different. Now, it's not so weird, but then it was strange. We used to walk by the house to see if the guy was going his gymnastics or whatever and jumping on his trampoline.