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The Impact of Anti-Fat Bias towards Society
01:53 - 07:09 (05:16)
Fatphobia is built upon the idea that it's acceptable to make negative assumptions about fat people because they choose to be fat and refuse to be thin, leading to a culture of thin people blaming and shaming fat people for their size. This perspective has become so ingrained that even some fat people believe in it.
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In this introductory episode, the hosts discuss their future release schedule and briefly touch on the topic of the book they will be discussing on the podcast.
01:53 - 03:53 (02:00)
Summary
In this introductory episode, the hosts discuss their future release schedule and briefly touch on the topic of the book they will be discussing on the podcast.
ChapterThe Impact of Anti-Fat Bias towards Society
EpisodeAnti-Fat Bias
PodcastMaintenance Phase
Anti-fat bias is predicated on the idea that it's okay to treat fat people poorly because they choose to be overweight and shirk their responsibility to be thin.
03:53 - 07:09 (03:15)
Summary
Anti-fat bias is predicated on the idea that it's okay to treat fat people poorly because they choose to be overweight and shirk their responsibility to be thin. The conversation around obesity and the "war on obesity" is often a way for thin people to blame and judge fat people.