The article explores the concept of stereotype threat, where individuals like Savannah, who are obese, face discrimination during job interviews despite their qualifications. This discrimination arises from societal biases associating obesity with laziness and moral failure. The piece critiques how such stereotypes are perpetuated in society, media, and even within families. It highlights the need to scrutinize why weight bias persists, paralleling other forms of prejudicial discrimination like sexism, racism, and ableism, emphasizing that qualifications should outweigh appearance in hiring practices.
Society considers obesity a flaw in character, leading to preconceived notions of laziness and gluttony, affecting opportunities for individuals like Savannah despite qualifications.
Even in an enlightened society in the twenty-first century, we continue to allow bias against obesity to influence hiring decisions, similar to racism and sexism.
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