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Stop the discrimination against overweight people

Submitted on Monday 2nd April 2012

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Stop the discrimination against overweight people

Additional Information

An increasing number of people in the UK are becoming overweight, and yet there is still widespread discrimination against overweight individuals. Statistics collected in the US show that size discrimination can result in wage disparity, affect hiring and promotion at work, affect academic options and advancement at school, and of course create medical and psychological problems.
From playground bullying to inappropriate jokes on the Internet, size discrimination can be just as hurtful as sexism and racism, and yet isn’t treated nearly as harshly; given the images thrown at us daily by the media of thin, ‘beautiful’ people, this kind of discrimination almost seems to be encouraged.
Several cities in the US, and the entire state of Michigan, have laws in place to protect against discrimination based on weight, and it is high time the UK considered putting similar laws in place.


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