@Gleidhidh ah, please don't misunderstand! i'm not saying the story is wrong per se, just that i'm not a huge fan of seeing fat being equated with being ugly.
historically, while being fat was probably still looked down upon, being "plump" implied that you were rich enough to eat well/not have to do manual labor (here's an article about body aesthetics in victorian-era england in the NY times: https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/23/archives/when-fat-was-in-fashion-abundant-flesh-was-a-thing-of-beauty-to.html of course, i'm no expert on the topic so i may be wrong!)
+ another one about more general trends of fitness: https://www.sermo.com/history-obesity-renaissance-1910/ (quote: Worldwide, socially dominant groups (the rulers and the prosperous) with better access to resources, such as food and the new smallpox vaccine were believed to have better nutrition and health. The new upper – middle class of physicians, lawyers, bankers and others who did not work the fields or houses were also of status. They were considered important and attractive if they had excess fat – what we call obesity.)
and on that topic, i 100% agree with the women being a trophy part of your comment—no matter what body standard is seen to be "beautiful," it's likely due to the male gaze LOL
anyway, sorry that my offhand comment offended you, i didn't mean for that to happen ;;