In the first floor of the mall at the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in New York City, there are two statues: one of a man, and one of a woman. Both of these statues are really enormous: they're really tall, and they're really wide. They are, of course, exaggerated in their height, but the rest is probably intended to be about accurate. You see, I believe these statues were commissioned to show what is now the new American physical ideal. They're really huge and portly, but I think after a few generations of ever-increasing waistlines due to the obesity epidemic, we'll come to see these statues as looking like the trim, ripped, statuesque actors and models of the past look to us now, and we will redefine "statuesque" to more closely resemble the build of these two statues. Because after all, these new statues
are statues, right? And if we make enough really fat statues, pretty soon, the term "statuesque" will come to be redefined, and it shall come to mean: "big boned and portly". And that's just bound to make us feel better about ourselves, what with how much heavier and thicker we're all becoming, right? So then, it's just the right thing to do! (And remember kids: when you grow up, and you're in charge of stuff, whenever you encounter a problem you cannot find a solution to, simply redefine what the word "solution" means, and you'll find a way to "solve" it! Still don't know how? Our government will show you the way!)
Here's the statue of the woman (with a currently normal-sized person):
And here's the statue of the man (posing with the same person):
