When someone refers to another
person as being “fat”, it is different than a person calling somebody “plump.” I
personally do not like the word fat because it carries negativity with it. No
person wants to be called fat. The idea of being or being called fat makes a
person unhappy. It hurts a person’s feelings, whether they are being called fat
or realizing that they are “fat”, affecting their confidence and in some ways
there well being. The word and meaning just brings unhappiness. Now there are
some people who love and embrace their figure and say they don’t mind being
called fat because he or she knows it and just does not care, however, there
has to be a little hurt in the saying “you are fat.” I think that, that person
would rather be called “plump.” This word is not necessarily positive but it carries more positivity with it. When
I think of being plump, I think of just a full figured person. A person who is
plump may have curves or some pudge. Using the word plump in a way is more
mannerly and a little less insulting compared to using the word fat.
Both of these words are defined as
a person who is overweight or oversized, however, “fat” is more defined as
being very overweight and big, as for, “plump” is more defined as simply being
above the average weight. When you compare how and when people use these words,
you see that people who either are angry, unhappy, or want to insult someone, use
the word “fat”. However, when someone is trying to describe someone or making a
comment, a person would use “plump.”
I really liked this because I have the same opinions about these words. The way you wrote it was easy to understand and the while I was reading I was agreeing with what you were saying.
ReplyDeleteI like that you separated the two words in connotation by saying that the word "fat" was more hurtful and insensitive than plump. And also that fat tends to describe someone who is clearly largely overweight as opposed to plump that normally means just a little bit on the heavy side. Plump is really just a nicer way of saying fat.
ReplyDeleteI really like your analysis Caroline, and i agree. Plump is always more sensitive than just straight up fat. i would much rather be called plump rather than fat any day even though they mean the exact same thing.
ReplyDeleteI liked this because like Mary Stuart, i also have the same opinions about these words. I found it very easy to follow along with and i agreed with what you were saying.
ReplyDeleteI like how you associated the words with one being more positive than the other. I certainly think that fat has a more hurtful connotation that plump does and can be seen as less insulting.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this because I agree with everything you said. I also liked how you talked about the negativity that comes along with the word fat and the positivity that comes along with the word plump. Plump is a much nicer and more sensitive way of saying fat. I think you did an awesome job!
ReplyDeleteWhen I think of the word fat I think of an overweight adult, and I agree with you that it has a negative connotation. When I think of the word plump I think of a cute chubby baby. I agree the plump has a more positive connotation. After all who doesn't like a plump baby.
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