Something ive noticed concerning fat kids.

[jingorex]

In harder countries, like Iraq, Afghanistan, etc, ive noticed that the fat kids are always the top of the pecking order. The fat kids in these countries are the bullies, the leaders, the alpha dog in the pack.

If there was a pack of kids around our patrol and we were handing out food or candy, the fat kid was always the first to take it and then usually take it away from anyone else we gave it to!

And it wasn't like the other kids would resist! In some cases the skinny kids would actually wait patiently to hand over their candy to the fat kid. Sometimes the fat kid sort out the candy, take the best for himself and dump the rest on the ground for the other kids to fight over. Sometimes the fat kid just took it all and walked away with the other kids following like ducks in a row.

But the fat kid was always aggressive and ready to hand out beatings to the ones too young to know better than to challenge his authority. They had to learn fast or get beat up.

...now look at first world countries, its almost always the opposite.

The fat kid is the outcast, introverted, scared, quiet and non aggressive, at least in real life encounters.

So i was thinking there must be something to this and maybe philosophy would help to sort it out.

Anyone have a theory?

[Daco Celtic]

I'm guessing the fat kid is shamed in western cultural but celebrated in Iraq and Afghanistan as being "well fed" and "strong".

[Nomansman]

I'm guessing the fat kid is shamed in western cultural but celebrated in Iraq and Afghanistan as being "well fed" and "strong".

Thats....not much of the case. Fat kids are still picked on being fat in third world country. Probably some regions it can be a difference though...

[Daco Celtic]

Thats....not much of the case. Fat kids are still picked on being fat in third world country. Probably some regions it can be a difference though...

Yeah, but I bet it is a sign of prestige to be a little heavy in certain places, esp in a country where food is hard to come by. That is actually the way it was in western countries during the 19th century.

[Trouble]

[jingorex]

Yeah, but I bet it is a sign of prestige to be a little heavy in certain places, esp in a country where food is hard to come by. That is actually the way it was in western countries during the 19th century.

Its a good point but take for example rich kids with prestige in 1st world countries.

1st world rich kids who are fat are not usually very physically aggressive or prone to physical confrontation.

On the other hand, skinny poor kids from first world countries are usually the most prone to physical violence and confrontation.

If what you're saying is right then it all comes down to the time... and neither size or prestige has anything to do with it.

Is it all really just: Hard times make hard men. Hard men make good times. Good times make weak men. Weak men make hard times?

[Dick]

In harder countries, like Iraq, Afghanistan, etc, ive noticed that the fat kids are always the top of the pecking order. The fat kids in these countries are the bullies, the leaders, the alpha dog in the pack.

If there was a pack of kids around our patrol and we were handing out food or candy, the fat kid was always the first to take it and then usually take it away from anyone else we gave it to!

And it wasn't like the other kids would resist! In some cases the skinny kids would actually wait patiently to hand over their candy to the fat kid. Sometimes the fat kid sort out the candy, take the best for himself and dump the rest on the ground for the other kids to fight over. Sometimes the fat kid just took it all and walked away with the other kids following like ducks in a row.

But the fat kid was always aggressive and ready to hand out beatings to the ones too young to know better than to challenge his authority. They had to learn fast or get beat up.

...now look at first world countries, its almost always the opposite.

The fat kid is the outcast, introverted, scared, quiet and non aggressive, at least in real life encounters.

So i was thinking there must be something to this and maybe philosophy would help to sort it out.

Anyone have a theory?

So you guys threw candies at the kids to see them beat each other up

[kalach]

Fat kids get higher estrogen by puberty and have shitty bone structure, add it unaesthetic look. Mesomorphic balanced build mog up skinny ectos or fat boneless endos.

[1GiantLeapForMankind]

My take on it would be that the more violent kids get more Candy and that makes them fat, so you see fat violent kids. And with all that sugar in em there gona be hyper angry and addicted to sugar like a crack ho haha!

In poorer areas the skinny kids are too week and starving to fight back. In rich areas everyones well fed and stronger to beat slower fatties up.

In this vid posted above, fatty is beating a boy on the ground, who doesnt seem to care and runs off with the candy, 2 girls get kicked by boys too. I think the bigger boys have territory and they run in and grab what they can from each others patch, well fatty cant run and can hardly bend down to get candy so has to steal it off others, he throws shit at the end in fustration.

[JosephK]

Funny, I don't remember any fat kids in Iraq. And when I was young, it was so unusual to be fat that in some ways the fat kids tended to be treated as "lovable losers." Nowadays all children seem fat, so I don't know how the pecking order would work.