Will you be friend with someone who is fat?

@yenwie84 (1344)
Malaysia
July 16, 2008 8:24am CST
Today I just watched a movie, I did not know what was the title of this movie. It talked about a fat woman who was always tease by her cousin and friends because she was fat. She felt low self-esteem and she hated thin girls. She tried to avoid all the parties which attended by all thin girls. Imagine there is fat lady,can be your colleague or classmate,will you be friend with her? Please share with me.
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83 responses
• India
16 Jul 08
So what???He is fat person but he can be a good person...Its not importsnt that we are in friendship with fat person...We just have a look towards man between him...
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• China
17 Jul 08
Yes , I agree.
• United States
18 Jul 08
i am and have been friends with all sizes.. i care about whats inside and personality than looks
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
18 Jul 08
I do not take physical appearances into consideration. I take interests, whether we both go to the same church or a church that is affiliated with it, whether she enjoys music and singing, loves reading, and whether we can get along in general. Movies are not a good judge of what is in real life. So it would depend on the girl. I would not be a friend with any fat girl, but if there is a girl who I can get along with and if she happens to be fat, well I am a little large myself, so she would make me feel a lot better. Now if she were a skinny girl, I would be the one feeling uncomfortable in case we go out for a lunch and she eats a full course meal and does not gain an ounce. oooo!!!
@kaleegirl45 (1515)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Hi yenwie I don't care what my friend look like, what color they are, or what race they are. They are my friends. It's really sad that they make fun of lets call them fluffy people. I think TV has a lot to do with it. always making comments on fluffy people. let me give you an example. I'm not fat nor am I thin. And if someone has not seen in a while the first thing that comes out of their mouth is, you have gain some weight huh. that why I don't like seeing people that I haven't seen in while. Who cares if we gain weight. We are still the same person.
@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
18 Jul 08
I have a friend that is "fat", I feel it is a terrible word to describe someone who isn't thin. It is a label and I am very anti-label. I am so close with this woman that we consider ourselves sisters! The lady would give you the shirt off her back if you needed it. I came home Tuesday with a bag full of food because she knew that my money was tight this month! I have stayed with her numerous times when I couldn't get home (I have to cross a creek, and when it rains heavily it turns into a raging river!). I just kept her dog for 6 weeks while her husband recovered from open heart surgery. Just because a person is over weight, doesn't mean that they aren't suitable for friendship. It means that they have a medical problem that needs to be addressed when the person is feeling enough esteem to address it. By choosing to NOT be a friend with overweight people you are adding to the cycle of low self-esteem. Yes, there are times I do have a problem with her weight. One of the problems is when we go shopping she has a bit of a problem fitting in my car (I drive a compact car) and in my previous car she had a problem getting the seat belt to go around her. But, even with those problems; her generosity, love, giving, and support out weigh (pardon the pun!!!) the weight problems a million to one. If I had judged her by her weight, I would have never had one of the best friends that I have ever had.
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18 Jul 08
I'm chubby myself I hate the word Fat..of course I would like to have heavy friends so I'll not be so concious about my weight.when you are big that means that you have abundance in life...no like someone who's starving on the time that economy is down.We must be glad we have fat friends...
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
26 Jul 08
Friendship for me is in the mind and how well I vibe with that person. It has nothing to do with physical appearance or size. In fact, I have a friend who is on the heavier side since she was in school with me....it's been 22 years since we've known each other and we still keep in touch and she still is on the heavier side. I don't even think of that aspect of hers unless a health issue comes up.
@yenwie84 (1344)
• Malaysia
26 Jul 08
Thanks for sharing,size really is not a matter in friendship. For me,as long as the person is sincere,I will just be friend with him or her.
@rsa101 (37966)
• Philippines
17 Jul 08
Well I am fat myself, so i really don't mind myself befriending fat people too. I think people should not discriminate these people as they are also human. They may be bigger and plumper than everybody else but they also are hurting inside when they feel being discriminated and ridiculed.
@rsa101 (37966)
• Philippines
17 Jul 08
Well I am not a fat lady.... I am a fat man!!! LOL!
@dantakum (404)
• Nigeria
17 Jul 08
i dont mind having a fat lady as a friend.are you really fat? if yes would you mind being my pal?
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@AshleyHasan (1024)
• India
17 Jul 08
Ofcourse I will make friendship with fat women as well, according to me making friendship depends on how the other person attitude is but not the looks, I dont care for looks. If the people think that they cannot make friendship with fat women that is very bab and that shows their attitude as well after all they are also humans. God created every one in this world, if we tease fat women or any one for that matter dont forget that we are teasing God creation.
@carlysle (271)
• Philippines
16 Jul 08
it doesn't really matter whether someone is fat or thin... i mean when one speaks of friendship it never is about something physical.. its more of the bond and the good times.. a friend is someone who accepts you for who you are... if she is fat but can brighten up my day and someone that i could count on whenever im down... then she is my friend.. no matter how big or small she may be... friendship is not about the size of body.. its about the heart and soul...
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@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
17 Jul 08
hmm why wouldn't i be friends with someone fat? it's not a crime or a contagious disease. i make friends with people whom i can get along well with. physical appearance doesn't mean a thing to me. in fact, if someone is too well groomed i don't think i want to be friends with them. imagine all they can talk about will be things to do to look good. that is so boring and definitely not my style. character is so much more important than physical outlook. cheers
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@bhushguha (203)
• India
17 Jul 08
I actually don't care abt the shape of a person...As far as the person is behaving well i don't hav any problem being his/her friend...
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• United States
17 Jul 08
I have many friends who are fat. I was fat until I found a research study to participate in and I am loosing weight. One cannot judge a person by what they look like. I tried to loose weight after I had my children but nothing I did worked. So yes I would be friends with someone who was fat.
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@KellyMate (361)
16 Jul 08
I couldn't possibly judge my friends by their shape or size. If the 'fat person' is a really nice person, then I'd definately be friends with them! You have to judge a friendship on whether or not you get on with the person!
• Malaysia
16 Jul 08
Me too. If the personality of the person is good, I think there is no way for me to be friend with the person even if he/she is fat. Friendship is just like any other kind of relationship, if there is fate, sure no way to block it.
@Jade13 (262)
• Malaysia
17 Jul 08
Beauty is only skin deep. If the person is nice to get along with, why not? They deserve to have friends, have love and care as much as the others.
• Malaysia
28 Oct 08
I never choose anybody to be my friend according to her body shape. I always look at a person from her attitude. If she is a nice girl, polite, sincere and have many positive attitudes, I will make friends with her no matter how fat she is. It is not fair to avoid somebody just because she looks different from other girls. And I always put into my mind that the beauty does not lie from a pretty face only. It comes from within a pure and clean heart. If the heart is not pure and clean, even a pretty girl will look ugly.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
7 Sep 08
hi yenwie! of course. friendship is not measured by body sizes. it doesn't matter if you're slim, thin or fat as long as you're nice and kind and you don't hurt other people. i have friends who are fat and it doesn't get in the way of our friendship. we are good friends and we enjoy each others company. i won't be embarrassed to be in a party with my fat friends. they are beautiful on their own aspects and i like them for that. we give each other confidence. sometimes i am feeling low and they would be the ones who would cheer me up. i think its bad that people judge a person because they are fat. they can be productive individuals too and being fat doesn't stop them for doing that.
@robert19ph (4577)
• Philippines
28 Oct 08
hello yenwie84, Why not? What's important for me is their attitude and character and not their physical look. No matter what he/she looks, fat or thin, ugly and the likes, it doesn't bother me at all. What really count is the way they treat me. There is a saying that "Don't judge a book but it's cover." Same is true with us, we should not judge them the way they look. All they need is a chance for them to prove that they are worth to be our friend. Everybody deserves a chance, so why can't we give that to them too. Maybe she is acting that way because of her/his bad experiences. But if we'll be good to her/him then maybe, she/he can be not only our friend but also our bestfriend.
@suruchi86 (1873)
• India
18 Oct 08
I'm sooo... sorry for coming in so late. But I think I can have a fat lady as my friend. I don't think we should not hate somebody on the basis of his or her physical appearance.
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
12 Sep 08
Of course I would be friends with someone that is fat. The size of a person's body has nothing to do with what kind of person they are. A lot of fat people are really funny and nice. So it doesn't matter to me if the person is fat or skinny or inbetween. I am friends with the person who is nice and a good person. And someone who can make me laugh as these days I don't laugh enough.
• Philippines
7 Sep 08
I don't really understand all the discrimination against "fat" people. I think befriending people based solely on their physical appearance is such a shallow way of going about things. So yes, I don't think it would matter if a person is "fat" or thin or whatever. It's how much you get along with them that counts when it comes to friendship.