Do you think size affects someone's attractiveness?

However, because we are on a forum where there are a lot of larger people, anyone posting should walk on eggshells, and not say anything about weight when talking about a situation like mine?

No, you don't have to walk on eggshells. If you can take the fallout.

If I went on a forum that I knew attracted a lot of people with differently colored hair, and started a thread saying, "Does blue hair affect someone's attractiveness?" and linked the colored hair with a bad personality and unattractive personality, I should expect a lot of negativity back. Some can handle that for the right to voice their opinions. Some can't. You can have your opinion, but on a forum, people are going to have opinions about your opinions, and that's ok too.

Yeah of course, but in that situation, the hair, it's a bit different. You would have to agree every person on mfp is here to become more healthy, and lose the extra weight they may have, either for health or to like the way they look.

They obviously don't like their size or they would not be trying to reduce it, right?

So then, why would it be so offensive if someone stated what I have been saying? I see it as kind of hypocritical almost.

"How dare you mention large people in the same sentence as unattractiveness, that offends me deeply, even though I am here to lose weight because I am not happy with my body/health"

Do you see what I mean?

Yes everyone is entitled to their opinions, and their opinions on my opinions.

But I did not ever say anything offensive. And most people I have seen on here are losing weight so they can look better/ feel better about how they look, i.e be more attractive to themselves, if not others.

So therefore I find it strange these people are the people getting so defensive over nothing.

Do you see what I mean?
I am happy to take heat, that's fine. But when it doesn't make sense for there to even be heat, due to lack of offense and the circumstances of the people on forums like this about weight loss/ health, it feels like its just for the sake of hate.

I think you make good points, but where some are possibly upset is that I don't think all overweight people try to lose to look better. (A lot do, that's true.)

Or put another way, what about going onto a forum for people trying to obtain clear skin and saying you were cheated on by your partner with an acne faced, ugly, mean woman? Yes, people feel less attractive with acne. No, they don't want to be reminded that others agree that they should.

But to answer your question, I think size is too variable to try to worry about it being a factor. I think I look my best at a low but healthy weight while others tell me I look awful or am obviously not eating.

Yeah that actually makes a lot of sense. I Understand. Yeah I know someone like that, though she is lucky and looks great either way haha