fatphobe
Body size bigot
A fatphobe is someone who harbors prejudice or discrimination against fat people.
The term emerged from fat acceptance movements to name bias in contexts like healthcare, employment, and social settings: My doctor is such a fatphobe—she blames everything on my weight.
Like other -phobe formations, it implies irrational hostility rather than literal fear.
Discrimination by body size
- sizeismDiscrimination by physique
- antifatOpposing adipose accumulation
- body-shamingMocking someone's physique
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
judgmental · narrow-mindedness · ignorance · bigotry · assumptions · profiling · lookism
Disdainful disregard
- disdainScornful disregard
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
hostility · animosity · aversion · hatred · repulsion · scorn · intolerance · disapproval
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
taunting · name-calling · shaming · exclusion · ostracism · discrimination · disparagement · mistreatment
Painful awareness of failure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- alienationState of being isolated
- traumaLasting psychological wound
harm · distress · anxiety · self-hatred · internalized · isolation · victimization · oppression
weightism
Discrimination by body size
- sizeismDiscrimination by physique
- antifatOpposing adipose accumulation
- body-shamingMocking someone's physique
stereotyping · judgmental · narrow-mindedness · ignorance · bigotry · assumptions · profiling · lookism
contempt
Disdainful disregard
loathing · hostility · animosity · aversion · hatred · repulsion · scorn · intolerance · disapproval · condemnation
bullying
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
ridicule · taunting · name-calling · shaming · exclusion · ostracism · discrimination · disparagement · mistreatment · cruelty
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- alienationState of being isolated
trauma · harm · distress · anxiety · self-hatred · internalized · isolation · victimization · oppression · injustice