We hate "fat."  If you go to a newsstand right now, you'll find a cover story on every magazine about toning, tightening, shedding and trimming those extra lbs.  "Fat" is still the one prejudice people are allowed to have.  Kelly Ozborne recently stated that she got more heat for being fat than for being a drug addict.  We'd sooner forgive our favorite movie star for cheating than for gaining 50lbs.

Even with all this, though, have you realized that there are people whom we actually prefer fat? We'll call them 'acceptably fat.'  Below is my list and why we like them plump.

1.  Santa - Would he be as jolly if we left him celery sticks and tofu?

2.  Opera singers - "It ain't over til the skinny lady sings" doesn't have a nice ring to it.

3.  Oprah - I still have nightmares of that day she showed up with a Radio Flyer waggon of fat that represented all the weight she lost.

4.  Fred Flintstone/Ralph Kramden - iconic figures from the golden age of television whose weight we like to see thrown around.

5.  Chefs - Can you really trust a skinny one?

6. Peter Griffin - Lois and the rest of the world wouldn't have him any other way.

7. Don Francisco - It's called Sabado GIGANTE for a reason.

7.  David Ortiz - Big Papi is our Big Papi.

9.  Michael Moore - Can't picture him skinny, no matter how hard I try.

10. Fat Joe/Heavy D/Biggie Smalls- Do we really want to bop our heads to Skinny Joe/Light D/Tiny Smalls?

I'd love to hear your take on this.  Who do you think is "acceptably fat?"