By no means have we evolved enough as a society that we've thrown away all the stereotypes and prejudice out there, but at least we have acknowledged that certain things are bad: racism, agism, homophobia, gender discrimination, ethnic jokes, certain religious discrimination (ex. Judaism is out but it's still ok to hate on Catholics).
People haven't really recognized sizism...weightism? Whatever it is - it's ok to hate on people because they are fat.
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Well, I don't really have anything intelligent to say on this except...yep, you're right and it stinks. I think it's because fat isn't yet seen as compatible with the sexy, youth/party-driven media culture...but somehow other differences don't interfere with that superficial image. It's pretty horrifying.
You're completely right. I mentioned the concept of sizism at work and a woman said "I've never heard of THAT before!" and laughed. I said, "Trust me, if you've ever been a big person, you would know what I'm talking about." She seemed really uncomfortable, but maybe it made someone else aware. It's ever-apparent. I won't begin to equate it to racism/sexism/homophobia, but it's definitely a big part of society.
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