fat shaming
Body size ridicule
Fat shaming is criticizing, mocking, or humiliating someone for being overweight.
It ranges from direct insults to subtler forms like unsolicited health advice or pointed comments about food choices.
The term emerged alongside body positivity movements that pushed back against weight-based discrimination: She was accused of fat shaming after commenting on her coworker's lunch.
Aggressive, unwanted targeting
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- insultsDisparaging remarks
- name-callingHurling insults at others
teasing · ridicule · humiliation · cyberbullying · trolling · cruelty · intimidation · belittling
Feelings about one's appearance
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- overweightExceeding healthy mass
- plus sizeLarger clothing designation
- body positivityAcceptance of all figures
waistline · BMI · thinness · weight gain · weight loss · dieting · eating disorders · body dysmorphia
Mark of dishonor
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- criticismJudgment of faults
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
contempt · disdain · condemnation · blame · moral judgment · concern trolling · unsolicited advice · diet culture
Bias based on body size
- size discriminationPrejudice based on body dimensions
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- sizeismDiscrimination by physique
workplace discrimination · inequity · marginalization · exclusion · injustice · oppression · healthcare disparities
harassment
Aggressive, unwanted targeting
name-calling · teasing · ridicule · humiliation · cyberbullying · trolling · cruelty · intimidation · belittling · exclusion
body image
Feelings about one's appearance
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- overweightExceeding healthy mass
- plus sizeLarger clothing designation
body positivity · waistline · BMI · thinness · weight gain · weight loss · dieting · eating disorders · body dysmorphia · self-esteem
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- criticismJudgment of faults
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
scorn · contempt · disdain · condemnation · blame · moral judgment · concern trolling · unsolicited advice · diet culture · beauty standards
weight discrimination
Bias based on body size
- size discriminationPrejudice based on body dimensions
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
sizeism · workplace discrimination · inequity · marginalization · exclusion · injustice · oppression · healthcare disparities
- body imagebody image, body positivity, body acceptance, body neutrality, body dysmorphia
- social crueltybullying, harassment, humiliation, mocking, taunting
- weight biasfatphobia, weight stigma, weight discrimination, size discrimination, sizeism
- disgracedishonor, disgrace, downfall, stigma, scandal
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
- body culturebody image, body modification, body positivity, body art, body politics
fat shamingbody positivity
Acceptance of all figures
body acceptance · fat acceptance · self-love · body neutrality · self-acceptance
fat, shame, fats, fatty, fatness, fatten, fattened, fattening, shames