Weight Stigma: Some basics of what you should know.
In the United States, it is not uncommon for folx that live in large bodies (i.e., people that may self-identifythemselves as fat) to experience discrimination solely based on their weight and/or body size. This type ofdiscrimination is known as weight stigma, “also commonly referred to as weight bias…or weight prejudice,[and] refers to the labeling, stereotyping, […]
