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The weird things that turn Kenyans on

Gerald fondly refers to his favourite girlfriend as “Big Mama” and proudly talks about her whenever he is with friends. The reference in no way points to her position in his life - the man has a wife at home - but it makes no secret of her sheer size.
“Big Mama” is heavy, what political correctness now dictates we call plus-size, an unlikely candidate for a girlfriend to a young slender man in his late twenties.

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