sizeism
Weight-based prejudice today
Sizeism is discrimination or prejudice based on a person's body size, particularly against those perceived as overweight or obese.
The term parallels racism and sexism, framing weight-based bias as a form of systematic discrimination: Sizeism in hiring practices remains largely unaddressed.
Also spelled size-ism.
Discrimination by body size
- fatphobiaBias against larger bodies
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- body-shamingMocking someone's physique
fat-shaming · bullying · harassment · marginalization · exclusion · inequity · unfairness · judgmental
Measure of heaviness
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- photoshopDigitally manipulate images
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
appearance · self-worth · fatness · thinness · BMI · scale · mirror · representation
Painful awareness of failure
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- alienationState of being isolated
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
disgrace · scorn · contempt · disdain · disapproval · condemnation · vilification · dehumanization
Excess body fat condition
- anorexiaEating disorder, self-starvation
- bulimiaDisorder of bingeing and purging
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- nutritionBodily use of food
Practice of welcoming all
- representationDepiction or likeness
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- anti-dietOpposing restrictive food rules
- accommodationsPlaces providing temporary residence
weightism
Discrimination by body size
- fatphobiaBias against larger bodies
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
body-shaming · fat-shaming · bullying · harassment · marginalization · exclusion · inequity · unfairness · judgmental · bigotry
weight
Measure of heaviness
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- photoshopDigitally manipulate images
modeling · appearance · self-worth · fatness · thinness · BMI · scale · mirror · representation
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- alienationState of being isolated
rejection · disgrace · scorn · contempt · disdain · disapproval · condemnation · vilification · dehumanization · othering
obesity
Excess body fat condition
- anorexiaEating disorder, self-starvation
- bulimiaDisorder of bingeing and purging
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
inclusivity
Practice of welcoming all
- representationDepiction or likeness
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- anti-dietOpposing restrictive food rules
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
- weight biasfat shaming, fat-shaming, fatphobia, weight stigma, weight discrimination
- biasprejudice, racism, bigotry, sexism, ageism
- inclusive languagegender-neutral, they/them, singular they, preferred pronouns, pronouns
sizeismbody acceptance
Comfort with one's physique
body positivity · fat acceptance · body neutrality · body liberation
size, sized, sizes, undersized, oversized, downsize, downsizing, sizing, outsize