...in Mauritania, West Africa. Check out this Marie Claire article on how young girls are force-fed so they get obese and covered in stretch-marks - a big turn on for Mauritania men. It's a sign of wealth in a country where many starve to death. Although the practice was dying off, recently, after an Islamic coup that pushed more traditional lifestyles, some girls are going to 3month summer camps where they are force-fed 16,000 calories a day by a headmaster who tortures and whips them if they chow down.
Tijanniya wants to become a French teacher, but Elhacen says her parents have already arranged a marriage for her. "Her job will be to make babies and be a soft, fleshy bed for her husband to lie on." To this end, she intends to fast-track Tijanniya's weight gain by serving her cups of pure animal fat. "The stomach flab should cascade, the thighs should overlap, and the neck should have thick ripples of fat," says Elhacen. The ultimate sign of beauty, however, is silvery stretch marks on the arms. "Parents will give me a bonus if a girl develops stretch marks."
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just like how pale used to be a status symbol since it meant you weren't working in the fields all day.
I cannot explain this world of attraction.
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