Chubby culture
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The chubby community is a subculture in the gay community. Chubbies are gay men who are generally big and heavy, with big bellies. There is some overlap between the chubby community and the bear community.
Chubby men sometimes dissociate themselves from the gay community at large, having their own bars and social events where they can socialize with other members of the chubby and bear communities. They have pageants (much like beauty pagents but generally hypersexual) where titles are given to winners. (Example: "Mr. Chubby International" and "Mr. Chaser International")
Terminology
Some terminology relating to the chubby community includes
- chubby or chub - a man with a big belly or overweight. Plural is chubbies.
- daddy - an older man, usually with big belly or overweight. Plural is Daddies
- bear - a man with facial hair, typically with a hairy chest and body and a stocky or heavyset build; often older (or older looking) and displaying a masculine appearance and mannerisms
- cub - a young version of a bear
- chubby chaser or chaser - a term that refers to someone who is not necessarily a chubby, bear or chubette himself, but is sexually or romantically attracted to them (this term is used in various communities to describe an outsider who has sexual attraction to people within the community)
- chub for chub (also spelled chub4chub) - a chubby who is sexually or romantically attracted to other chubbies
- Girth & Mirth - Many clubs for chubbies and chasers are called Girth & Mirth clubs. (Example: "Girth & Mirth of New York (http://www.gandmny.com/)")
External link
- Club Chub (http://www.clubchubinfo.com/): Southern California Communities for Chubs, Bigbears, and Chasers
- Bigger City (http://www.biggercity.com/): A web community for chubs, chasers and bears.
- Bigger World (http://www.biggerworld.com/): The biggest girth & mirth club in Europe
- MyChub (http://www.mychub.org/) : The Malaysian Portal for Chub & Chasers in Asia
- Chubnet (http://www.chubnet.com/): The Internet Pioneer of chubs, chasers and bears.