Fat Art Appreciation

What makes America so wonderful on July 4th!

Beautiful Jolly Ema commemorating America’s magnificent 250th anniversary!

What a great question! I was always a mediocre (actually bad) wrestler in PE classes and college intramurals, but have always enjoyed watching sumo matches. I’ll take your suggestion and take up watching more timber sports — sounds interesting. Honestly though, I believe virtually any sport can be fat-friendly — as I’ve noted during the World Cup, I played and officiated soccer for years. And likewise, I’ve played basketball for an eternity and possess a pretty deadly three-point shot that surprises the heck out of my skinny fat-shaming opponents!

So, sorry for this lengthy edit and please feel free to agree or disagree, as that is everyone’s right and freedom, but this is how I truly feel on the subject!

It’s not the 2026 World Cup but a great shot of the Sport Lisboa e Benfica football team lining up in Portugal in the mid-1970s, led by their dynamically stout head coach. The coach reminds me of myself in my days as a very stout youth soccer head coach!

Voluptuous Delight by cumwizard

Fat Man at the Summer Exhibition by British artist George H Buckingham Holland (1901-1986)

Good question! Who truly knows the motivations of artists — good, bad, or indifferent — but I tend to find beauty in virtual any portrayal of a person of size regardless of whatever the original intent of the artist or photographer may have been. I celebrate the beauty and weight of the people shown here and hope most of this blog’s viewers do too, as fat people deserve love and respect!

Britain by British artist Toby Hunt … an anonymous source kindly pointed out my initial error where I inadvertently referred to the artist as Toby Hurt (thank you for that my anonymous friend!)

Another spectacular beauty from the superbly talented artist Marcin Krupa

Columbia by Fernando Avella Montejo

Wonderful beach painting by French artist Olivier Blondeau

Despite playing down a man for much of the second half, the U.S. held on for a 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina thanks to a late goal by Malik Tillman. They’re now in the final 16 and will face Belgium on Monday in Seattle for a chance at the elite 8!

LOL, not in the least! I’m a fan of all things fat as well as soccer/global football and am rooting for the USA battling right now in Seattle. England put in quite the comeback today and the sensational Harry Kane deserved some well deserved recognition too. It’s important to understand that I, as a pudgy but not quite absolutely fat, teenager, I played high school varsity soccer back in the day (I was pudgy and slow but a consistent defender!).

Marsha Bootifully Reflected by artist Brotha Nature

England was down 1-0 to an outstanding Democratic Republic of Congo team but the great Harry Kane scores two incredible goals to send England to the World Cup group of 16!