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（英会話リスニングスクリプト）
While it is no surprise that people often
have a low opinion of the overweight, a new study finds
that just standing next to a large person can be bad for
ones image.
The experiment conducted in England demonstrates
the depths of stigmatization endured by heavy people: it
even rubs off on their friends.
A study suggests that even obesity specialists
may harbor subtle if unintentional, negative attitudes towards
their patients.
"Weight stigma is powerful, pervasive
and destructive", said a Yale psychologist.
In the English study, psychologists from
the University of Liverpool tested 144 female students reactions
to two prom photos.
One showed a dapper, thin young man standing
next to a svelte, ringlet-haired young woman.
The other was the same photo altered to
show the guy arm-in-arm with a very large, nicely dressed
woman.
The volunteers took a quick look at one
or the other of the pictures and were asked their opinion
of the man.
They rated him from 1 to 5 on a list of
50 negative adjectives.
The man with the big woman was rated 22
percent more negatively than the same man with the thin
companion.
In a world where appearance counts for everything,
it seems that it's now not just large people who are discriminated
against.
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