Question About The Movie 'Prayers For Bobby' And Current Western Culture?

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If you seen the movie 'Prayers For Bobby' I want to know what you think about this. Bobby in the movie was very thin, probably 15-20 lb. underweight, but at the end of the movie they showed a picture of the real Bobby, and he was a lot more filled out, not like fat or anything, but like more muscular and not thin at all.

But you know how women in Hollywood are expected to be really thin, and they've gotten thinner in recent years. Is the same thing happening with men or boys, because I've noticed male models on the runways have gotten thinner in the past few years.

Or is it they just want to portray young gay men as really thin? I know there may be no connection, and maybe they just wanted to hire the guy for the role and he happened to be really thin. But still, if they wanted to portray Bobby realistically I think they would hire an actor that more closely resembled his body type. Do you think they hired a very thin guy on purpose?

Do you think the current trend in western culture is for gay men to be really thin?
 
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