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weightism  

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  • Weightism involves negative attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people on the basis of their weight. Although in the developing world there is some bias against thin people, the most common form of weightism is bias against people who are heavier than average. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Weightism]

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