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Breaking Down Sizeism: Embracing Body Positivity and Overcoming Societal Standards



While society is gearing towards becoming more accepting of people of all colors, beliefs, and genders; fat-shaming is still widely accepted. In the process of losing nearly 100 pounds, I've been forced to see the difference in people's subconscious behavior when you're morbidly obese versus when you're overweight or "average".

Sizeism refers to prejudice based on one's weight or size, unfortunately this is seen is often through the eyes of many plus sized people every day.

People inherently make judgments based on the few things they know about someone; How they carry themselves, how they talk, how they walk, and most of all: their appearance. People have preconceived notions about what it's like to be overweight. Quick to assume that weight problems stem from laziness and a se