Why is it noteworthy that Chris Christie is fat?

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8. Women get it much worse than men do.

"Fat" is the only thing I've ever even heard about a man in the public eye, and not that often. There are some unfortunate-looking men in politics/on television and no one ever mentions one peep about their looks. Women get ripped on their clothing choices, hair, makeup, 'prettiness', 'manliness' and everything else.

Because they want to discount women's opinions and objectify them. That's what those charges do.

This society has made it paramount for women to be "pretty", or at least well put together, in order to be taken seriously--or hell, even to get any attention at all. So when Trump calls Ariana unattractive, it is a larger slight and a bigger insult than calling a fat guy fat. Because what he's really saying is "she's unattractive so no one should pay attention to her and her opinions don't matter".

Calling Christie lard-o or whatever is petty, silly and childish, but that's just not the same thing.