Sizeism

Sizeism is discrimination against obese people. Several organizations have sprung up to fight sizeism.

Fast Facts

1. Anti-fat bias higher in women, young people
2. 26% of overweight people report discrimination at work
3. 84% of very obese people report discrimination at work
4. 17% of very obese people report being fired or forced to resign strictly due to their weight
5. Overweight people: 1%-6% lower salaries than thin people
6. Very obese women: 24% lower salaries than thin people
7. 24% of nurses say they are repulsed by obese people
8. Over 31% of nurses don't want to take care of obese people
9. Anti-sizeism movements: Fat Acceptance Movement, Fat Liberation Movement

Anti-Sizeism Movements

1. Late 1960s: Movement begins
2. 1967: "Fat-in" staged in New York's Central Park
3. National organization: National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
4. Activists prefer "fat" to "overweight" or "obese"

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