Do you consider girls that are UK size 14...fat?

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I read that the average body of women today has gone up one level. For example, if most women used to be a size 10, they have now become a size 12.

In your opinion, is a size 14 girl, considered fat?

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Reply 1

Barny

If they're shorter than 5ft 10, yes.

Reply 2

RosiePosiePuddingAndPie

If I see another size 14 girl, I don't look at her and think "gosh she's fat". In fact, my friend is a size 16 on her bottom half, and I've never considered her fat, although I have for other size 16s so maybe it depends how they dress and things?

Reply 3

sopheeb

Noo. Not unless they have the tiniest bone structure in the world but have a ton of fat to make up for it. 14 could be a bit cuddly, for example if I was a 14 I would be rather cuddly, but I know girls who are tall with a solid bone structure who are size 16, and I wouldn't call them fat.

Reply 4

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RosiePosie - So it only looks more so if she was size 14 overall but not as much if she was only in her lower half?

Reply 5

Acaila

If you pass a girl in the street, do you honestly know what size she is by looking at her? Size 14 (as with other sizes) can cover a whole variety of shapes and you can't generalise like that.

Reply 6

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That's true acaila :smile:

, but the size was just to give a general idea for people to relate to when coming to a certain body image and size.

Reply 7

Ilora-Danon

I don't think there's a definite answer to that question. Each person stores fat in different places according to our genetics. If you add that to the fact that some people are short and some tall and some are in between, it's like asking how long is a piece of string...

If you're short, you generally carry weight badly. When you're tall, it tends to spread and has further to go, therefore you can have one tall person who's a size 14 and a tiny person who's a 14 and they're both look incomparibly different.

Reply 8

la fille danse

If they're shorter than 5'6", yes, most likely.

Reply 9

RosiePosiePuddingAndPie

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RosiePosie - So it only looks more so if she was size 14 overall but not as much if she was only in her lower half?

I don't quite understand, I'm afraid.. :frown:

What I was trying to say is that I don't think size 14 necessarily looks 'fat', and that even bigger sizes (ie size 16 like my friend) don't necessarily look fat either. Basically it depends on more things, like bone structure, the way they dress, their height, etc. Hope that's a bit clearer :redface:

Reply 10

qubog

Nah, size 14 is normal i'd say

Reply 11

CommunistHamster

I have no idea what the sizes mean in real terms. Pics?

Reply 12

Just some guy

Anonymous

Yes. There has to be a line somewhere when people become fat, and as much as people who are on the 'wrong' side don't like it, it probably is around 12-14. It's crazy to pretend otherwise. Deluded language and flattering words won't change your physical proportions of fat; neither will the ideas of an 'average' size in a country where obesity is epidemic. Let's face it, you don't get many models or celebrities at that size and for good reason.

Because most models and celebrities are vapid self-obsessed fools?

As for the topic I don't even know what the dimensions of size 14 are. The world of women's fashion confuses me immensely :s-smilie:

Reply 13

Tyler Durden

To be honest, the answer is usually going to be yes.

Sometimes someone walks past and I actually think "wow, (s)he is fat!" which I wouldn't necessarily think about a size 14 (that's more when they're 18 or 20+). But a size 14 will generally look fairly "big" I would say.

Reply 14

vixky!

CommunistHamster

I have no idea what the sizes mean in real terms. Pics?

i'm not sure but I am guessing this is a size 14
http://images.drct2u.com/content/images/freeformat/0708AW_FF_MainFastFashion_Geo.jpg

Reply 15

Tyler Durden

vixky!

i'm not sure but I am guessing this is a size 14
http://images.drct2u.com/content/images/freeformat/0708AW_FF_MainFastFashion_Geo.jpg

Nah, I'd say 12.

Reply 16

Saffie

Sehnsucht

Nah, I'd say 12.

She's between a 10 and 12.

It would depend on the girls height and how she carries it, everyone's different, I wouldnt want to be that big. But it'd be more chubby than fat, I think.