Hogging 4904138 223562981 2008-07-04T17:08:04Z Nappymonster 3758864 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/81.157.241.81|81.157.241.81]] ([[User talk:81.157.241.81|talk]]) using [[User:MichaelBillington/MWT|MWT]] {{Globalize/US}} {{For|the stress a ship is put under when it passes over the crest of a wave|Hogging and sagging}} '''Hogging''' refers to the practice of groups of men who target [[overweight]] or [[obese]] women, typically for sexual encounters. Unlike [[fat fetishism|fat fetishists]], men who participate in hogging are not necessarily sexually attracted to obese women's bodies; they aim to take advantage of a female's [[stereotype|stereotypical]] low [[self esteem]] or to provide comedy to themselves and their friends by engaging in sexual activities with women who are overweight. In [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternities]], hogging refers to a game which is won by the pledge who returns to the fraternity house with the "fattest female who can be found." .<ref>{{cite book | last =Quarles | first =Dr. Bobby | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Get Off Your Butt, America! | publisher =AuthorHouse | date =2006 | location = | pages = 8-9 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =142594356X }}</ref> ==Publications== An unofficial study by Dr. Judith A. Sanders of the [[California State Polytechnic University]] Communications Department in [[Pomona, California|Pomona]] found its use as an offensive slang term to "mack or dance" with overweight women, and Sarah Fenske offered an essay called "Big Game Hunters" in ''[[Scoot Over, Skinny : The Fat Nonfiction Anthology]]'' detailing various discussions by men regarding the practice. The essay was reprinted in the ''Cleveland Scene'' in October of 2003.<ref>{{cite web | last =Fenske | first =Sarah | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Big Game Hunters | work = | publisher =Village Voice Media | date = | url =http://www.clevescene.com/2003-10-01/news/big-game-hunters/ | format = | doi = | accessdate =2007-09-23 }}</ref> This practice was further discussed in an article in volume 27 of the [[interdisciplinary journal]] ''[[Deviant Behavior (journal)|Deviant Behavior]]'' by Jeannine Gailey and Ariane Prohaska, "'Knocking off a Fat Girl': an Exploration of Hogging, Male Sexuality, and Neutralizations." In the article, they claim that the practice of hogging is "a part of a larger problem of cultural [[misogyny]]."<ref>{{Citation | last =Gailey | first =Jeannine | author-link = | last2 =Prohaska | first2 = Ariane | author2-link = | title ="Knocking off a Fat Girl:” an Exploration of Hogging, Male Sexuality, and Neutralizations | journal =Deviant Behavior | volume =27 | issue =1 | pages =31-49 | date = | year = 2006 | url = | doi = | id = }}</ref> ==References== <references/> ==External links== * [http://www.pointsincase.com/articles/fat_chicks.htm ''Fat Chicks Make the World Go Round'', an article about hogging] * [http://www.clevescene.com/2003-10-01/news/big-game-hunters/ ''Big Game Hunters'', another article about hogging ] [[Category:Entertainment]] [[Category:Fat fetishism]] [[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Intimate relationships]] [[Category:Leisure activities]] [[Category:Obesity]] {{sex-stub}}