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95: 29: 150:"Big Handsome Man" (BHM), or "Big Hulking Men", or sometimes "Big Beautiful Man" (BBM), refers to a physically or sexually attractive fat man. Women who are attracted to BHMs are called "Female Fat Admirers" (FFA). In the gay community, BHMs are sometimes called " 133:
The acronym BBBW stands for Big Beautiful Black Woman. Another variant is SSBBW: Supersized Big Beautiful Woman. There is no formal definition which explains the exact difference between BBW and SSBBW. Some BBWs or SSBBWs consider themselves to be
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is a non-profit human rights organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for fat people.
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The terms "Big Beautiful Women" and "BBW" were coined by Carole Shaw in 1979, when she launched
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The term has several near-synonyms with varying shades of meaning, such as "full-figured", "
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The term is also commonly used as a positive euphemism by those involved with the
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trademarked the term "Big Beautiful Woman", which was later transferred to
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From NSA to FWB : big beautiful women and sexual agency online
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considers a woman over 350 pounds (160 kg) to be an SSBBW.
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BBW (disambiguation)

artistic nude
pejorative
overweight
lifestyle magazine
plus-size
fat acceptance movement

Rubens
Venus
voluptuous
zaftig
Rubenesque
Peter Paul Rubens
feedees
chubs
chubby chasers
Fat acceptance movement
Fat fetishism
Female body shape
Bear (gay culture)
Obesity
"Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance"
doi
10.1289/ehp.113-a706a
PMC
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"BBW Past & Present"

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