I love how the Wise Researcher quoted towards the end basically just says, "That's how it is, don't bother to try changing it."
In some ways no, says Dr Campbell. Research has repeatedly shown that people respond positively to what they think are good looks and negatively to undesirable features - like extra weight.
"It's innate in people to dislike what they see as a lack of attractiveness," he says. "It makes them think such people are worthy of derision. Very young kids have been shown to have a bias against their overweight peers."
Never mind that all of these things, even in small children, could come from socialization. What can be socialized in can be socialized out, but that would mean that someone would have to give up some privilege, and we can't be having with that.
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