fatphobia
noun
an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of fatness and fat people.
fatphobic
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a word derived from
fatphobia.
Example Sentences
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However, the paramount criticism of "The Whale" is that it is fatphobic.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2023
He’s unafraid to let his emotions show — just as he doesn’t mind addressing accusations that “The Whale” is fatphobic or exploitative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
“I didn’t really want to buy into the medicalized narrative about my body as somehow being more at risk . . . to endorse the fatphobic ideas that are built into modern medicine,” she says.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2021
Thank you again for this; I’m sorry to have gotten this one so wrong, especially over something as important as comfort, safety, and humane treatment for fat people in a fatphobic world.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2020
Which is why Kayla Logan, an American plus-size blogger and influencer, started #DontDeleteMyBody: an effort to not only prove to society how fatphobic and racist the Instagram algorithm is, but also to beat it.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2020
