We moralize weight | Obesity and "The Whale"
Channel: sam sowell
Date: 2024-01-27

"Fat-shaming," a severe form of weight bias, may be less common, but we are still fighting a perceptual distaste of larger bodies in our culture. This is reflected in our media and affects how people with larger bodies view themselves and how they are treated by the medical community. 

Assistant Producer: Mr. Mendez

Read about it here: https://medium.com/an-injustice/we-moralize-weight-af4b2bb3d9af


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Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rTJfZ84VuHVdr1ymheamFxA1oybHEKBYXCgWUtIhbJ4/edit?usp=sharing


Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Charlie's lived experience
02:32 Implicit bias and internalized weight bias
04:08 Weight bias in the media
05:07 Weight bias in the medical community
07:07 Conclusion