sizeism
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            size·ism
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈsī-(ˌ)zi-zəm  
                                                      
                                                          
            
                                
              
          
                                                      : discrimination or prejudice directed against people because of their size and especially because of their weight                                      
              
                             
… this is one way to dismantle the power difference society's privileges grant us through such institutions as racism or classism or ageism or sizeism.— Sarah Lucia Hoagland
Sarah Lucia Hoagland
                                       … Hollywood horror stories about sizeism abound. Carrie Fisher said in 2015 that she had been pressured to lose 35 pounds before appearing in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."— Brooks Barnes
Brooks Barnes
                         
                
                    
                                                      sizeist
                        
                                      adjective
                                                                                                                                  
                        
                        
    
          
         
                        sizeist comments    
  
                  
          
         
                        With pointed punchlines ranging from racist … to sizeist, to sexist, the actor consistently crosses the line without regret.    
        
        
            — The Valley Breeze & Observer (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
The Valley Breeze & Observer (Smithfield, Rhode Island)          
  
              
                                                      sizeist
                                      noun
                                                                                                      
                        
                        
     plural sizeists
                                                            
          
         
                        Only sizeists would assume that because she is thin she must now be happy.    
        
        
            — Andrew Billen
Andrew Billen          
  
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