This post comes on the heels of my reading this article this morning from USAToday.com: Weight discrimination could be as common as racial bias.
Have you ever walked by someone who was obviously overweight and felt your stomach lurch? Have you ever told or laughed at fat jokes? Weight discrimination is a topic that isn’t discussed much, but is very much alive. Maybe you’ve committed weight discrimination and you don’t even realize it.
USA Today reports:
Reported discrimination based on weight has increased 66% in the past decade, up from about 7% to 12% of U.S. adults, says one study, in the journal …read more