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There’s a joke trending these days that where do you find a perfect man? The answer is “jail”. Obviously, it’s a joke but what it tells us is that it’s nearly impossible to live a perfect life and that is a reality for almost all of us. Our “imperfect” life is then made worse when we fall under the scrutiny of shallow perceptions shaped by a flawed culture. These include discrimination against colored people, fat jokes and what not. Fat jokes, in good humour or not, are still fat jokes; not every big man can be a sport about them, at least not every time and not everybody has the same level of sensitivity about things. Then, there’s an idea that starts to breed in the back of the minds of these big men is that “you’re fat and that makes you undesirable”. For us big men, it’s our shape crushing under the societal pressure and the lack of appropriate plus size clothing. Let’s get intimate with the ultimate pet peeve: basically, not being able to get your hands on clothes you can be...

The issue of plus size is so big that it can be said that it’s racist. bigbanana then is an initiative to paint that kind of racism colourless or at least make plus size people realise that they cannot let others define their opinion of themselves. It’s racist to assume that a plus sized folk is walking around with high levels of cholesterol and their heart’s going to give up on them due to their size. It happens to the lean folks too just like a non-smoker getting cancer. When Ashley Graham became the first major plus-sized model, Edwina Currie made some really inappropriate comments about plus-sized models. She said “Who is that sort of size is unhealthy. They are heading for diabetes, knee problems, hip problems and all the other issues” and for Graham, she said, “I think she looks unhealthy – obese – If you get to that sort of size then you are doing your pancreas an awful lot of damage.” And the worst part is that there were many people around the world who shared her opinion to...

There are phrases in English language vernacular that celebrate the outrageous extravagance, such as “Go big or go home”. Of course, these are not meant to be taken literally and there’s certain connotation involved. There’s always a “but” included at the end of these phrases— “Go big or go home but be careful”. The only reason to mention this here is that most often than not we tend to do the opposite. when it comes to clothing, we seem to take the opposite route - going small or slim. Now, when we talk about body types, Big can mean a muscular or a plus sized man. The intention here is not to encourage the unhealthy lifestyle instead to feel good in the skin we all are in. Those who are fat due to procrastination and an unhealthy lifestyle are few but most of these plus sized human beings are not blessed with a good rate of metabolism, fair environment and the genetics have a big hand in it. The last thing that can make it worse is the clothing industry making them feel like outcas...

Many grown up men today, who were by their own admission - bigger as compared to other children in their younger days claim that they had to shop in the adult’s section instead of the kids' section due to the lack of options. They say ‘fashion for a big guy wasn’t a thing at all’. But we are in 2018 now, aren’t we? Then why is still fashion not a thing for bigger guys. In a survey conducted by a popular fashion magazine, about 75% of plus size people agreed that they want to dress better but the lack of options and creativity in their size leaves them frustrated. In this age of social media, everyone is faced with a constant pressure of looking their best at all times. Just because people choose to eat an extra burger and fries, doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t find clothes they like and feel comfortable in. Most of the brands making men's plus size shirts have come up with reasons why they cannot produce the clothes expected of them. They claim that the p...