
Body shaming
Discrimination based on appearance

Discrimination based on appearance
Body shaming is the action or inaction of subjecting someone to humiliation and criticism for their bodily features. There are various types of body shaming, including but not limited to fat-shaming, shaming for thinness, height-shaming, shaming of hairiness (or lack thereof), of hair color, body shape, one's muscularity (or lack thereof), shaming of penis size or breast size, shaming of looks (facial features), shaming of skin color, shaming of lip size/shape, and in its broadest sense may even include shaming of tattoos and piercings, or diseases that leave a physical mark such as psoriasis. Body shaming may take the form of bullying because of a person's physical disabilities or deformity. In a study of children's film and books regarding messages about the importance of appearance, media targeted toward children were heavily saturated with messages emphasizing attractiveness as an important part of relationships and interpersonal interaction. Among the movies used in the study, two...
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