Fat Americans face discrimination daily. They are denied access and
opportunities in the workplace, in health care and in education. Scientific
models are used to minimize the individual to a number on a scale or a
percent on a BMI chart. A fat American no longer owns their own body, it is
a commodity to be ridiculed, marginalized, a cost to be cut. An American
citizen is more than a BMI! Size discrimination touches all races, genders
& socioeconomic levels. As America battles for freedom & equality around
the globe, it makes no sense that a second class of citizen is being created
here at home. It is said that Obesity is a cost that is dragging our nation
down, then what is the cost of size discrimination? What will its impact be
on our nation’s future?
NAAFA was established in 1969 as a non-profit civil rights organization
dedicated to ending size discrimination in all of its forms. NAAFA’s goal
is to help build a society in which people of every size are accepted with
dignity and equality in all aspects of life. NAAFA pursues this goal through
advocacy, public education, and support. We are a resource to anyone
interested in eliminating size discrimination. To learn more about NAAFA
visit www.naafa.org.