Fat, plump, well fed, fat, plump, plump, solid, chubby, fat, deep in meat … Despite being overweight, they all tend to share a weak point: self-esteem. To fight against social, employment and even medical discrimination suffered by obese people , in 1969 the obesity acceptance movement, also known as fat power , emerged in the United States. His goal is not to apologize for fat , but to show that thick people are beautiful inside and out, and that they can be healthy and fit "despite" their obesity . "People need to stop obsessing over weight and start taking care of their health more," says Steven Blair, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Public Health and an advocate of the Health at Every Size philosophy. regardless of size ").
The fight against the social stigma of fat people is today championed by associations such as the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), in the United States, or its Spanish namesake ASOCEAO.
