‘SLEEPING WITH FATTIES’ TALE : Writer sorry for ‘offensive’ story

Published on February 16, 2005

The writer of a controversial article expressed his regret and apologised yesterday, weeks after his fictional magazine article argued that it was easy and convenient for men to sleep with “fat women” because they are dying to “get laid”.

Pitak Srinakarm, who writes under the pen name Hor Nichukhi, wrote the article – titled “Sleeping with Fatties” – in GM Plus magazine last month, and some readers, especially females, found it offensive and chauvinistic.

The article contained a conversation between the writer and a fictitious male friend who advocates sleeping with fat women for sheer convenience, as well as the “fact” that they are most likely “begging for it”, because “no one would sleep with them otherwise”.

The characters make offensive statements like “Women, they’re all no different from bitches, they all want to get screwed”, “Fat people sweat a lot, that’s why they stink . . . I tell them to take a shower first, but it takes a lot of soap and water”, and “You can do it in whatever position you like, because [fat women] will do it all for you”.

Criticism has flooded two local websites, and Pitak says he feels sorry and would like to apologise. But he insists what he wrote was only fiction, a “satire” meant as a “bad joke” to inform readers how some Thai men think of fat women.

“I’m normally a caring person. I’m not evil. If someone were to bad-mouth disabled or fat people for real, I wouldn’t even talk to him,” said Pitak, who admitted that the strong public reaction had caught him by surprise. “When I was first criticised, it puzzled me. Don’t they understand the nature of writing?” he asked, adding that whatever a writer expresses in his writing does not necessarily reflect his personal views.

The magazine’s editor has since terminated Pitak’s fortnightly “Sexual Instinct” column, and Pitak said he had no problem with that.

When asked if he felt the level of freedom of expression was too restrictive in Thailand or whether hypocrisy is rife, Pitak said: “There should be an outlet [for such expression]. If I wrote this article in the West I don’t think I would be as heavily criticised.”

Ekchaya Suksiri, executive editor of GM Plus, said he regretted that people found it offensive. “As the editor, I feel sorry,” he said. Even though no written apology for the article appeared in subsequent editions, Ekchaya said it was widely considered a sign of punishment when a column is abruptly discontinued like this. “There was no explanation [given to the readers], but I consider the termination [of the column] self-explanatory.”

Ekchaya, whose last day as executive editor is today for unrelated reasons, complained that other magazines carried similarly offensive articles but somehow manage to get away with it. He added that when it comes to fiction, there was no right or wrong, only interpretation.

Pravit Rojanaphruk

The Nation

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hmmm one doesent see that many fat thai girls in the soi ,,they are all skinny girls ,

Hey Mods, this sounds like a perfect subject for "Yet another Subforum Idea".

I assume "GM Plus" is a thai magazine and has no English version?

‘SLEEPING WITH FATTIES’

All my girlfriends have slept with a fattie

"not many fat Thai girls around"

What shape are they then ?

"not many fat Thai girls around"

What shape are they then ?

Clever reply

Dumb topic, but clever reply.

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Why sleep with a fattie, when you can take two thin ones instead?

my girlfriend says if a woman has a big fat bum in thailand ....she is viewed as bonking too much!!

just another useless piece of info

Why sleep with a fattie, when you can take two thin ones instead? 

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Hey Mods, this sounds like a perfect subject for "Yet another Subforum Idea".

I assume "GM Plus" is a thai magazine and has no English version? 

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I agree it is and the OP is most welcome to have the discussion elsewhere,

For Thaivisa i'm afraid i have to close it . see forum rules

/ insulting, being hateful, rude and degrading comments towards women

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