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Skinny Witch vs. Chubby Fairy

What our poll shows about the assumptions women hold…

Heavy women are pegged as…

• “lazy” 11 times as often as thin women;
• “sloppy” nine times;
• “undisciplined” seven times;
• “slow” six times as often.

While thin women are seen as…

• “conceited” or “superficial” about eight times as often as heavy women;
• “vain” or “self-centered” four times as often;
• “bitchy,” “mean,” or “controlling” more than twice as often.

Even the “good” labels are unfair. An overweight woman may be five times as likely to be perceived as “giving” as a skinny one.

“But it just fits into the stereotype that thin women are not that way,” explains Ann Kearney-Cooke, Ph.D. “It’s still putting women in a box based on their body size.”