Weight stigma doesn’t have to be malicious or targeted directly at a person to cause harm. Fat microaggressions lead to poorer health, well-being and life outcomes among fat people.
- Lecturer in Psychology, University of Essex
The hostile environment that marginalised people find themselves in serves as a source of constant stress.
Heavier people are less likely to be hired and more likely to be fired – and some of this may begin at school.
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