I think it would DEFINITELY change things. I happened to turn on "Average Joe" the other night, even though I normally don't watch these reality dating shows, b/c I knew the woman was going to put on a fat suit to test the character of the men she had to choose from. To get used to being in the suit she went downtown and walked around. She asked several people for directions and they'd just walk right past her w/o even answering. She said that normally they'd stop and help her and try to engage her in conversation asking for her name or phone number, etc. It was a really humbling experience for her knowing that she was the same person on the inside and all that had changed was the 'package'.