HOPE STORY - MUST READ A skinny 20 years old took a fantastic stand against fat shaming

It happened today on the subway. It was so impressive, I'll try to do as close a rendition as possible of what happened.

I was with a friend of mine who's highly overweight. Up to the point where it as a real impact on her quality of life.
She can't stand on her feet for a very long time so she sat. Because the subway was crowded and the both of us couldn't stay comfortably on the seat intended for two people I stayed standing.

In front of her was a maybe 7 years old and his (I thought) baby-sitter in her early 20s.
The boy looked at her and said: “Look at that woman.She's so fat, her friend can't seat next to her.”

My friend was tearing and about to move when the girl stopped her and said: “Do you mind staying for 5 minutes? I think we should kill that kind of mindset right now.”.

She then turned to face the boy and went: “Yes, she is a fat lady. What else do you know about her?”
The boy looked stunned and said: “Nothing. I don't know her.”
“My point exactly. Well, maybe she is a great docteur and saves lives every day. Maybe she's an amazing violin player and talk to people with music. Maybe she could beat you at Super Mario Kart. Maybe she's none of that but takes good care of her loved ones and that would be enough.
I heard you got time-out at school because you didn't behave today. Does that mean you're a bad kid? That there's nothing more to say about you?
Do you like it when people judge me because I had you at 15?
People have stories that are more interesting than you think. And it doesn't always show on them. Because you don't know anything about people, you shouldn't judge. And even when you know a lot you should refrain from judging.”

My jaw dropped at that girl's speech. She was awesome. My friend was actually crying.

She added: “What do you think you should do right now?”
The boy: “I should say I'm sorry.
The Mum: “Yes. And I think we should try and know each other. Maybe you could tell her three things about yourself and she would do the same. If that's ok?”
My friend nodded.

The boy apologized and said he played soccer and that would be his job when he grew up. My friend said that she played chess but that wasn't her job. He said that he didn't like his piano teacher. She said she didn't like hers when she was young either. He said that his favorite food was waffle. And she said that she knew 9 magic cards tricks.
He looked impressed.

The boy and her mum arrived at their station and left. It was a moment of grace.
Those two make me very hopeful for the years to come.

Thought I should share. There's hope for beating fat shaming!