May 21, 2022
Maybe because readers don't WANT the characrters to be THAT real. Also, the culltural fat phobia might be why heroines are always slim. Those of us wearing larger sizes can pretend for a while that we have a low BMI.
Written by kit_carmelite
Married 25 years. Retired SAS programmer from Statistics Canada. Member of Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites since 2008. Love chess..