The issue of
sizeism in the nutrition world, specifically in dietetics education, and the need for more size diversity
Until we can look at each other's bodies, and not make any assumptions about health or eating habits, no one is free from the oppression
of sizeism.
Let us do the work of checking our thoughts
until sizeism is dead.
In her latest viral sketch, the comedian has teamed up with Lena Dunham to
tackle sizeism in a hilarious way.
Looking past the
obvious sizeism, consider that some petite women will never appear tall and some thin women will never appear hourglassy.
Time and again she's used her rapier wit to slash away at body negativity — she's taken
on sizeism in retail, criticized the use of the admittedly sexist term «plus - size,» and spoken of the challenges of being a curvy woman in Hollywood.
She also recommends referring physicians to her 2016 article in the journal Fat Studies, «
Sizeism Is a Health Hazard.»
Microaggressions can be rooted in implicit biases or stereotypes related (but not limited) to racism, nationalism, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, sexism,
sizeism, marital status, and religious stereotypes.