To begin, America has created views of what the ideal female and male figure should look like. In American culture, males should be tall. This helps male individuals achieve the alpha-male status. Being tall automatically gives rise to one 's machismo ranking; especially when they use it to their advantage, e.g., using height to play basketball. Also, muscle tone is imperative for the quintessential male figure. Being fat or overweight is surely not deemed attractive, and it is not desirable in America 's cultural realms. We can also support this notion based on what we see on television: guys on television who play the attractive role are typically tall and muscular. This then becomes the idealistic manly body among the majority.
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