Why Fat is a Feminist Issue - A. Saguy

Question 1

Hogging

Answer 1

A type of discrimination in which a man approaches an overweight woman for casual sex with the assumption that she is an easy target, then publicly embarrasses her during or after having sex. Can verbally and physically be aggressive.

Question 2

Chasers

Answer 2

Thin men that are attracted to larger men.

Question 3

Obesogenic environment

Answer 3

The collective physical, economic, policy, social and cultural factors that promote obesity.
This is evidence of an argument that obesity is a feminist issue because women (especially certain types of women by their skin color or SES) are more likely than men to be obese.
Ex). gender roles related to food acquisition/preparation, child rearing, neighborhood disparities in access to fresh produce, etc

Question 4

Weight-based discrimination

Answer 4

The bias, discrimination, and abuse an individual faces because they are fat.

Question 5

Thinness-oriented eating disorders

Answer 5

Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia that are high in people with body image concerns.