Why Are Overweight Women Judged More Harshly Than Overweight Men?

MandyRuth · 2018-02-26T01:50:51Z

#FatBias #Women There is no doubt that weight stigma (and the biases that come with it) has an incredibly damaging impact upon people, especially the judgement and rejection they face. In a 2016 study , a team of psychologists from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford analyzed how male and female interviewers judged the attractiveness of potential employees. Female interviewers judged heavier men and women applicants as equally unattractive. But men gave their own gender a pass for being overweight, ranking male applicants' attractiveness as less of a problem while expressing a noticeable distaste for overweight women. Female-specific weight biases have been found in earlier studies as well: 2009 2013 What are your thoughts and theories about this finding? Why do you think overweight women are judged more harshly than overweight men? This is a legitimate question based off of scientific findings, so please be civil and educated with your answers.

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yes.

MandyRuth

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The question was "Why" not "Do you think".

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bc there's a standard that society planted on the mind of the people that women should be thin and sexy than fat and overweight.

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Who planted these Ideas.. it seems to have started long ago.. but polls and studies show its not really true, men do judge on looks heavily but the majority do not align with medical definitions of obesity. I don't think thin is sexy at all.. it's more likely a boyish figure. Infact I'm pretend my perfect height to weight ratio may teatter on morbidly obese for women... an I'm not obese at all I'm far from it.. I love fitness, shoulder, bicep, and ab veins that are always fully visible so my preference doesn't come from a lack of opportunity. Any it's mostly butt and boobs tho.. I'm fine with a flat chest as long as the got a butt lol... and those things can get huge before become unattractive in women.. or most women. So whose telling women they should be thin, if men actually like them chubby and chubby women report much much more sequel opportunity? If it's men.. their either outliers.. or lying so they don't have to say they like fat girls hahha.. which is interesting too bc men will pick on their friends for it.. and yet prefer fatter women too.. hahaha. The study if it involves manual labor is bc of physical competency and women prolly don't understand the major difference in an overweight guy vs the women and men do. Overweight men are often more powerful than their in shape counterparts at least in short durations.. especially if leveraging body weight is possible and for women... their not that much stronger and significantly less coordinated.. they could be hurt by just losing balance while attempting something strenuous bc a lot larger portion of their strength is needed just to move and maneuver. They would have to follow up with more selective studies tho to narrow the possible reasons down to a workable level. This is a discovery study or tested theory but no way to draw the reason from just this.

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yes.

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- MandyRuth
  
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  The question was "Why" not "Do you think".
  
- Opinion Owner
  
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  bc there's a standard that society planted on the mind of the people that women should be thin and sexy than fat and overweight.
  
- Learn2_farm
  
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  Who planted these Ideas.. it seems to have started long ago.. but polls and studies show its not really true, men do judge on looks heavily but the majority do not align with medical definitions of obesity. I don't think thin is sexy at all.. it's more likely a boyish figure. Infact I'm pretend my perfect height to weight ratio may teatter on morbidly obese for women... an I'm not obese at all I'm far from it.. I love fitness, shoulder, bicep, and ab veins that are always fully visible so my preference doesn't come from a lack of opportunity. Any it's mostly butt and boobs tho.. I'm fine with a flat chest as long as the got a butt lol... and those things can get huge before become unattractive in women.. or most women. So whose telling women they should be thin, if men actually like them chubby and chubby women report much much more sequel opportunity? If it's men.. their either outliers.. or lying so they don't have to say they like fat girls hahha.. which is interesting too bc men will pick on their friends for it.. and yet prefer fatter women too.. hahaha. The study if it involves manual labor is bc of physical competency and women prolly don't understand the major difference in an overweight guy vs the women and men do. Overweight men are often more powerful than their in shape counterparts at least in short durations.. especially if leveraging body weight is possible and for women... their not that much stronger and significantly less coordinated.. they could be hurt by just losing balance while attempting something strenuous bc a lot larger portion of their strength is needed just to move and maneuver. They would have to follow up with more selective studies tho to narrow the possible reasons down to a workable level. This is a discovery study or tested theory but no way to draw the reason from just this.

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