Hi, I'm Alyssa Malano, and this is Sorry Not Sorry. So, What does it mean when other people feel entitled to our bodies?

This is the reality that larger people have to deal with every day, from cruel comments online to fat-shaming,

from well-meaning friends, relatives, and medical professionals.

Fat people navigate in a world where it is somehow socially

acceptable to behave this way. Kate Mann argues for a better way. She is an associate professor of philosophy at Cornell

University and an award-winning writer. Her new book, Unshrinking How to

Face Fat Phobia is now available.

A huge obesity study down at Yale found that

chocker, bias, and discrimination against people who are overweight

is alive and chicken. Fatphobia is. and discrimination

against people who are overweight is alive and kick in.

Fatphobia is hatred, fear, and discrimination against fat people.

It is also a fear of getting weight and fatness itself.

If you're trying to motivate people to lose weight, fat shaming can have the in fat

itself. If you're trying to motivate people to lose weight, fat shaming can have the

opposite effect. A study found an increased risk of

developing metabolic disease and cardiovascular disease for

160 adults that internalize

negative stereotypes like being ugly and competent or lazy.

Midi obese Americans say that they face discrimination and stigma

because of their weight and it's affecting both their work and social lives.

That's right, more and more people say they're facing weight discrimination.

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