Despite all of this evidence, many of us keep trying to battle fatness, because we’ve been taught to see fat as a sign of inexcusable “laziness.” “Fat” and “lazy” are two terms that often go together. Both are used to pass moral judgment on a person and to express disgust at who they are and how they live. Just as the Laziness Lie punishes economic victims for their own misfortune—You could succeed if you would just work harder—it also punishes the victims of fat hate and body negativity by saying all they need to do is eat less and exercise more.
