Yippykaijay has written and lectured on this topic for several years now. References to his ideals have appeared in magazines, trade journals, periodicals, and on the world-wide web. Here is his latest:
Women are quick to assign the term “fat” to their selves and others. I am perturbed by this fact. Thus, after years of research, I have developed the “TMF 10 Level Guide to Fat Women” (Name your price, Cosmopolitan). I have identified 9 distinct categories used to describe a woman other than “fat”:
- A Little Something Extra - Identified by areas of excess flesh around the upper arms and shoulders. In most cases, she will have departed from the “B” range in cup size OR she will have met a 32” waist size or greater.
- Curvy - This is considered sexy in contemporary society. Breasts and ass are accentuated, pronounced, and fit very nicely into a tight-fitting shirt and/or a tight-ass pair of jeans. “C” cups only.
- Voluptuous - This is where the flesh has spread from the breasts and ass and onto the torso. Still acceptable BUT also noticeable. Some might have a problem with this.
- Thick - An increase in breast and ass size is necessary in order to compensate for increased thickness in the torso (belly) and legs. Same thing as “Voluptuous” but just more of it.
- Phat - 40” plus. A term normally prescribed to women of color. Very sexy to those with a certain taste and appreciation for the finer things in life. Note that Young Money Entertainment has made millions of dollars off of songs dedicated to this level.
- Big and Beautiful - Attractive, yet any male will have to admit that she is by no means small. He will need to be confident and gain comfort with her size. He will also need to identify other features (eyes, hair, skin tone, etc.) that outweigh (no pun intended) her size. Also a term normally prescribed to women of color.
- Heavy - At this point, there is a serious question as to whether or not she would weigh more than her male counterpart. There is also a serious question as to whether or not she can be on top, although, some dudes like that kind of thing.
- Chunky - Probably not a good thing if she can identify herself under this category. I would suggest she just go ahead and move on to level 9 or level 10.
- Big Boned - Now I’m just being nice.
- Fat

As I would categorize it, first is skinny and unclassified; second is #1 “A Little Something Extra”; third is #2 “Curvy” (and very sexy, I might add); fourth, although farther away, is probably #6 “Big and Beautiful” or #7 “Heavy”