The fight against fat shaming
Vocabulary List
Document 1 : Online article
What is Fat Shaming ? Are you a Shamer ?
https://drjamielong.com/what-is-fat-shaming/
Click on the link and answer the following questions
1) Who is the author ? For what purpose was the article written?
2) Define the term weightism.
3) Why do people criticize fat people ?
4) Are people always aware that they act as shamers ? Why ?
5) Is obesity a threat to health ? How effective are diets ?
6) What is the physical impact of fat shaming ?
7) What does slimness mean in today’s society ?
A solution: Body Positivity, a movement which fights fat discrimination
Document 2: a video
Bloggers Grace Victory, Steph Yeboah and Bethany Rutter tell Woman’s Hour why they embrace their bodies. BBC, 13 May 2018
Watch the video and answer the questions
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-44087712
1) These 3 ladies are millennials influencers. Why did they decide to speak about their perception of their body?
2) Before embracing (= accepting) their bodies, how did society make them feel about their body image?
3) How do they feel now? What has changed in their lives?
Document 3: Text
Questions
1) Does the representation of non-thin people on screens reflect true life?
2) What place is given to over-weight characters in teen series?
3) Why is the impact of TV series worrying?