Gordofobia is characterized by a prejudice towards fat people, due to a pattern of beauty imposed by society, in which the ideal and perfect body is a tall, lean body with curves and no cellulite. People with gordofobia have a judgmental behavior towards fat people, criticizing them, ridiculing them and making them feel abnormal, even without having this awareness.
By the 1990s, obesity began to be seen as unhealthy, and therefore a problem to be addressed by medicine and the lean body began to be recognized as a synonym of beauty and health, which began to generate a prejudice against fat people, especially women.
Phrases such as "Your face is so beautiful, you should lose a few pounds", "This clothes would be perfect if you did not notice the belly", "Your weight can harm your health" are considered fatophobic because it implies a prejudice that having weight more than is considered standard, is ugly, is not healthy and should be hidden.
There is also the preconception that fat people overeat or do not exercise, but sometimes they eat even less than thinner people but the excess weight they present is due to other factors such as genetic problems, hormonal imbalances, hypothyroidism, depression, anxiety disorder, diabetes or sleep problems, making it difficult to try to lose weight.
What are the consequences
Due to the collection that exists on the part of the society, the magazines, television, cinema, publicity, among others, the people who are above the standard weight begin to charge for their weight and they do everything to lose weight, making all type of diets, using medicines and even surgeries, which are sometimes not necessary.
Given the great pressure from society, these people can develop serious problems such as depression, anorexia, bulimia or even binge eating. Know what the symptoms of binge eating are.
What is medical gordofobia?
Medical gordofobia is characterized by the principle that people who are overweight have health problems, without knowing the lifestyle of the person or without knowledge about medical examinations or their health history.
