fatism

1 9.0

Treatment that is unfair to people who are overweight or obese

noun
/ˈfætɪzəm/

Offensive

: gordofobia

She faced fatism in the workplace.

Examples

The documentary exposed the subtle ways fatism appears in media and fashion.
Her experiences with fatism made her determined to advocate for body positivity.
Many activists are campaigning against fatism in the workplace and in public health messaging.
Many people experience fatism every day.
Many people face fatism in the workplace, where employers may favor thinner candidates during hiring.
She spoke out against fatism after experiencing discrimination for her weight at school.
The documentary highlights the impact of fatism on mental health among overweight individuals.

Synonyms

bigotry

vsfatism

NSFW

89 7.0

An unfair dislike of people from other groups like different races or religions

is focused on prejudice because of body weight rather than broad intolerance

fattism

vsfatism

Offensive

9.6

Unfair treatment of people who are overweight

is the identical sense but is spelled differently

Antonyms

acceptance

106 2.9

Willingness to be friendly to people and ideas that are different

inclusiveness

7 3.8

Making everyone feel welcome and treating them fairly

How Prejudiced

discrimination

Offensive

322 3.5

fatism

Offensive

1 9.0

prejudice

184 4.8

Surface Forms

fatism singular

fatisms plural

Morphology

fatism = fat (transparent) = fat + ism

Formed by 'fat' + the productive suffix '-ism' meaning a system or prejudice; analogous to 'racism'/'sexism', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Fatism comes from the simple word fat plus the ending -ism, as in racism and sexism, where -ism shows a belief or 'prejudice' against a group. So fatism means prejudice against people who are overweight, which explains its modern use.