In Singapore, plus-size actors take center stage

SINGAPORE-"I dare you, watch me as I undress," sings actress Ross Nasir in a Singaporean musical comedy about dating as a plus-size woman, highlighting a nascent fat acceptance movement in a city-state that once forced children to join weight loss programs.

"Fat-shaming"－discrimination based on weight－is still common in Singapore and across Asia, activists say. But there are signs that the traditional view that only slim can be beautiful is being challenged.

"It just took a longer time for people in Asia to get used to fat acceptance, but it's growing," explained the 35-year-old Nasir, whose show Big Brown Girl shines a light on the prejudices that curvy women face when looking for love.