Interview · moment 2 of 17
Michelle's Fat Fetish and the Case for Fat Men
from The Gift · #97
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
8 minGuest
Michelle explains at length her attraction to large, hairy, powerful-seeming men and her disdain for thin, vain men, with Tim and eventually Ray riffing on masculinity, gay bear culture, and her cat Oscar as an avatar of selfish confidence.
- 1:21Michelle says Tim and Jay are fat men she loves, but she's self-conscious about her own looks.
- 1:59Tim: "I don't trust a thin man and I don't trust redheads. A thin man is a very selfish, disgusting person."
- 2:42When Michelle sees a big fat man, she thinks he's powerful and takes charge—lives life on his own terms.
- 3:29Michelle explains that being a fat slob reads as masculine to her, historically linked to wealth and indulgence.
- 4:26Tim notes most gay men don't prefer fat guys, unlike Michelle who wants the opposite of the sculpted ideal.
- 5:49Michelle describes her fat cat Oscar as a lazy, selfish, self-centered cock who owns the house and doesn't care.
- 6:43Tim asks when Michelle developed her fetish for fat guys, noting she probably didn't always date them.
- 7:09Michelle: fat teens with changing voices and developing bodies aren't hot, but fat middle-aged men with hair are.
- 7:38No hair is a dealbreaker for Michelle—hairlessness reads as androgynous and she requires beards and body hair.
- 8:25Michelle calls her preference for fat hairy men being 'in charge' rather than 'fatty'—it's about presence.
OscarHarry Balzac