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It can be used to describe prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on their weight or body size. Example: "The media often perpetuates fatphobia by promoting unrealistic body standards." Alternatives include "weight bias" or "sizeism."
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fatphobia
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Fear and dislike of obese people and/or obesity.
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In American culture, at the peak of fatphobia, it seems only natural that legions of women would channel their discontent into the body-positive movement, creating such events as Full Figured Fashion Week.
Tweet companies who use fatphobia to promote their products, email TV shows portraying fat women as sexless, evil or motherly and goofy.
Calorie counters who skipped the cheese out of fatphobia or because they'd rather sin on dessert are suddenly willing to partake.
There's a reason the main stage was flanked by two giant flags, bearing that list of rules: No Sexism, No Racism, No Ableism, No Ageism, No Homophobia, No Fatphobia, No Transphobia, and finally, No Hatefulness – Afropunk is meant to be the ultimate inclusive space.
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