My best friend is a pretty girl with an ugly heart

So I am about to start my sophomore year of college, at the beginning of my freshmen year I met who was to be my best friend throughout the whole year and probably most of my life. She's great. We laugh together and are inseparable and she is there for me no matter what. The only problem that I cannot stand about her is she constantly talks bad about people. It's never really close friends so I used to not let it bother me but it has gotten to the point where it is so annoying and makes me not like her negativity and not want to be around her. She is a really pretty girl but I know she is insecure about her weight (she's not overweight but she constantly thinks she is) so i think that's why she makes herself feel better by talking about people. She will literally be scrolling through instagram right next to me and say "Oh my god this girl is so ugly" probably 3 times in one sitting. She will constantly show me a girls pictures and say "She is too fat to wear that" or "Her teeth are so ugly" or "She is not pretty at all" and I never know what to say. I hate talking about people's appearance because it really is just mean. But i feel like if i ever told her that she would immediately feel stupid and get upset. Is there a way to subtly get her to get the hint that I don't wanna hear it, or that it is mean that she says that? Not saying anything doesn't work, usually i just don't respond but she still does it. Help?

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    Ok, here's what you do.
    Her: "She's too fat to wear that!"
    You: "Yeah, she's a little on the heavy side, but she can pull it off."

    Her: "Her teeth are so ugly!"
    You: "I wouldn't have noticed."

    Her: "She's so ugly!"
    You: "She looks fine to me."

    Once she realizes that she's making too big of a deal about the person's appearance, she is likely to ease up. Just keep throwing comments making light of the flaws she is pointing out. Eventually, she might rethink her mindset.

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    • mountain-man82

      Putting examples to my comment. Thats why youre one of the few that I trust the advice of on this site.

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  • MrsEdGein

    She sounds like real shallow cow. I'd love to push her into a mud puddle haha XD

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  • mountain-man82

    Thats a toughy, but if she does it again you could try to stand up for those women. Point out any errors in her logic that you might see, or compliment them in some way. That might stop her after a while of doing that.

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