Fat prejudice begins in childhood. One study showed that as early as nursery school children preferred images of disfigured or disabled peers to images of fat kids. A 1988 survey of college students said they'd rather marry an embezzler, a cocaine user, a shoplifter or a blind person than someone who was fat. The prejudice creates discrimination that affects fat people in every part of their lives, including finances. Fat white women usually earn less than thin white women 24 percent less, according to one study.
People often justify their judgements about fat people by saying they choose to be fat.
There are many myths about fat people. That all fat people have eating disorders or unresolved emotional or mental issues. This is completely illogical since body weight is determined by many factors such as genetics, metabolism and dieting history. Some people are naturally fat. My belly is front and center, like I am pregnant.