is it ok to call someone fat?

It is very rude and impolite to tease someone who looks fat in appearance. I believe everyone does like himself or herself to look slim, normal and healthy. It is immoral to tease other who a bit abnormal in appearance. He would develop inferior complex if he is always teased in this manner. So we must teach our children during their early childhood to respect others whom might have unusual physical appearance.

I think it's not a polite way to call anybody fat. As it'll be hurtful for others. Being fat isn't a fault, as well as being thin, short, tall etc. Everybody is different. We have to accept different looks.

Yes it`s wrong. Besides being fat is not an obscenity. It`s a description of someone who has extra weight and thats it. I blame the media and all of that on encouraging EVERYONE to be thin even though many people`s bone structures (including mine) will not allow us to be thin by their standards. Yes obesity is an epidemic and we all need to eat well and exercise to reduce the rates but that doesn`t mean we have to be thin. And kids will unfortunately say what comes to their mind. When they are young, they may not mean it to be mean.. they just say what they see and yes they have to be corrected in some instances, whether they call out and call someone fat or thin or short or tall... I teach my kids its never nice to announce any kind of characteristic that anyone may have.

Hi there! I think that it's rude to call people fat. But somehow, kids doesn't mean to hurt feelings when they say that. They're just telling what they see. They're not using it to call names but just as an adjective. I think that we parents can tell them that it's just rude to call names. It's impolite and it hurts other people's feelings. They don't have to lie to themselves that even though, they are fat, they don't have to always say what they think especially when other people might be hurt.

No, it is not ok. Ever. How do you teach children not to be consumed with weight? You teach them how to eat healthy meals. You don't emphasize weight, but being healthy. You monitor what they see in magazines, TV and the internet. My daughters were never fat, and they never called anyone else fat. I taught them to be polite and kind, not blurt out the bleeding obvious! It is not funny "how kids will say anything that comes to mind." It is rude and crude and ignorant. Parents can easily teach their children how to behave in society. Not teaching them is doing them a disservice. You are not teaching them to keep their feelings to themselves. You are teaching them what is polite and kind to say out loud. You wouldn't want everyone to think your children are brats, would you?

while the person a kid is calling names may wellbe fat that is no darned excuse for namecalling. So someone may be less than smart again letting your kids call that person a dummy is cruel and does no good forthat child. Its not about teaching kids to keep their feelings to themselves its about teaching kindness and compassion and respect respect for others and respect for oneself.