Even Steiner, in FFIX, is definitely a big guy, from the look of his armour. And he gets his heroic moments, and by the end of the game he's dealing Ridiculous Damage. But he's comic relief, slapstick bumbling and with his ass hanging out of walls.
Agreed entirely on the end of your post, by the way. When society holds up one ideal body image, it hurts everyone, including those who fit that body image.
...Watching sumo wrestling actually started to make me feel better about things, because when you see those guys who are basically mountains move... they don't just have inertia, they're graceful. They've got body control many other athletes would envy. We can show that as a role model, can't we? I demand that my next RPG has a female sumo wrestler who's not made to be a figure of fun. ...and, while I'm wishing, where's that damn pony, universe?
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Date: 2011-06-03 03:14 pm (UTC)From:Agreed entirely on the end of your post, by the way. When society holds up one ideal body image, it hurts everyone, including those who fit that body image.
...Watching sumo wrestling actually started to make me feel better about things, because when you see those guys who are basically mountains move... they don't just have inertia, they're graceful. They've got body control many other athletes would envy. We can show that as a role model, can't we? I demand that my next RPG has a female sumo wrestler who's not made to be a figure of fun. ...and, while I'm wishing, where's that damn pony, universe?