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I pretty much never use either word to describe someone. I have used skinny a handful of times as a compliment, if I knew that person would take it as a compliment. I never use the word fat. I think it is even more subjective than skinny.
There are some people who would call Kim Kardashian "fat." Some people would say that about Beyonce. For other people "fat" means Christina Hendricks. And for other people it means Monique or Oprah. And for someone else it starts at Gabby Sidobue.
So it is a pretty useless descriptor in my book. I'd rather use curvy, curvy and heavyset, thin, slim, a little overweight, apple shaped...... or gauge their size in relation to mine.
I also don't tend to use ethnicity to describe people either unless it is absolutely necessary. Most of the time it is irrelevant.
if someone calls me fat i think "i have been eating a lot more than i should. time to start exercising". if someone calls me skinny i think "oh thank God"
I don't "fat" when referring to a person ever has a positive feeling to it. "Skinny" can go both ways because some love the idea of being "skinny" while others see it as an indication that someone thinks they may have an eating disorder. Now, if it were the Middle Ages, "fat" met prosperity so I believe they would take pride in being called "fat" but this isn't the Middle Ages.
it's bad manners and rude to comment on anyone's weight-at all. If the person brings up a weight loss or gain then that is inviting a comment. The words skinny or fat are no no's IMHO.
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