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Fatphobia

The Depressing Truth About Kids And Fat Prejudice

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 05.15.2013 | Women
Read More: Fat Prejudice Kids, Fatphobia, Kids Body Image, Fat Prejudice, University of Leeds Study, University of Leeds Fat Prejudice Study, Body Image, Fat Prejudice Starts Young, Kids Terrified of Fat, Fat-Shaming Kids, Fat-Shaming, Fat Prejudice Children, Fat Prejudice Study, Women News

Fat prejudice isn't limited to the adults leading Abercrombie & Fitch and the tabloid industry. According to a new study out of the University of Leed...

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Let's Talk About Fat, Let's Talk About What You Think of Me

Maurice Tracy | Posted 05.09.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Fat, Fatphobia, Body Image, Stigma, Fat Stigma, Fat Phobia, Fat Shaming, Obesity America, Discrimination, Obesity, Weight, Fat-Shaming, Healthy Living News
Maurice Tracy

America hates fat people. There, I said it. I'll say it again: America hates fat people. We make America feel uncomfortable. We require attention. You cannot ignore us as we walk down a street, or sit in our car, or dare to enter a mall.

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Can We Stop Using the 'Fat' Argument?

Zach Stafford | Posted 10.14.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Intersectionality, Chick-Fil-A, Fatphobia, LGBT Issues, Obesity, Gay Voices News
Zach Stafford

By continuing to throw the anti-fat rhetoric at the folks at Chick-fil-A, we are not only being jerks to people for something that they may or may not be able to control, we are also isolating and attacking people within our own community.

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Wakeup Call to Kirstie Alley!

Laura Beck | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Reality Television, A&e, Reality TV, Yo-Yo Dieting, Kirstie Alley, Kirstie Alley's Big Life, Hollywood, Fat, Dieting, Fatphobia, Entertainment News
Laura Beck

Our societal obsession with thinness is damaging at best and deadly at worst. On her new show Big Life, Kirstie Allen has the chance to show the world that you can be fat, healthy and happy.

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Howard Stern Can Shove It, Gabby's Hot!

Laura Beck | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Media Criticism, Fat, Howard Stern, Fatphobia, Actresses, Entertainment, Gabourey Sidibe, Entertainment News
Laura Beck

I love that Gabourey Sidibe is making America look at her. If every young woman had her confidence, we'd see a fraction of the body issues that plague us today.

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A Plea to Kevin Smith: Fatty, Accept Thyself

Laura Beck | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Fat Acceptance, Fatphobia, Southwest Airlines, Kevin Smith Fat, Kevin Smith Southwest, Snl, Fat, Kevin Smith, Entertainment News
Laura Beck

Every time he says that he's trying to lose weight, it's a win for them. Every time he says he's not "that big," it's a win for them.

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