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  Thanks for your reply, the usage of this term in the past year has exclusively been to promote the attractiveness of people who aren't slim, especially on social media. 
  I agree that there is social stigma against fat people as a whole, however, that's not generally the context of how this term is now being applied in society.
context: Most people who's views align with this movement think:
  1.) Going to the gym exclusively to loose weight or have a better body shape is "fatphobic"
  2.) Commenting that someone doesn't look good in clothes is "fatphobic" by implication of weight
  
  Is that the case that "most people" think this way? Can you prove that?
  Because it seems to me that being against fat-phobia just means being against the cruel treatment of overweight people. Which does happen in our society. Eating disorders are one of the last mental health problems that it's acceptable to make fun of.
  I'm sure you can find some crazies who take fat-phobia to mean 'anything that criticizes any fat person' just like you can find some people who blame every bad thing that happens to them on racism. But can you prove that "most people" who talk about fat phobia think this way? >
  
  Thank for your for your reply. I should be more careful with my wording, I cannot prove that. My basis on this is the movement on social media, especially tiktok. Where people are claiming that not dating someone because they are not slim is now fatphobic. Or going to the gym to loose weight is fatphobic. This new application of the term is what confuses me, it's not how the term was intended to be used. 
  There are fat people who will get worse experiences in life simply because of their weight and that is the correct use case, which I absolutely don't think is fair. >
  
  So if you can't prove it, should you believe it? >
  
  If you look on social media, especially tiktok, there are many people who hold this set of views not akin to how fatphobia was originally used. Are we just going to ignore this movement? >
  
  
  If you look on social media, especially tiktok, there are many people who hold this set of views not akin to how fatphobia was originally used. 
  
  You mean how fatphobia is currently used.
  Look around this entire thread. Nearly everyone is pointing out what the meaning of fatphobia is. All of these people are showing you that the accepted, normal and regular use of the term 'fatphobia' doesn't encompass the crazy people you're talking about. It encompasses a definition you agree with.
  You started this CMV talking about how the idea of fatphobia makes no sense. We have now moved over to "well the term makes sense but what about people who misuse it?" and my response is - so what? There will always be stupid people. Point out they're wrong if you must, and then move on. >
  
  Thanks for your reply, I've not thought of it in the way you've defined it, thanks for your comment. I completely agree with it, fat people are more likely to be judged negatively than compared to people who are seen as slim. 
  However, how this term is being applied right now is very different to what you have quoted. Especially in the fat acceptable movement on social media, people are going to the extent of claiming that choosing a partner who is "slim" is now fatphobic. Or doing exercise to be skinnier is also fatphobic. TO what extent do you agree with the application of  the term? That's how it is being used on social media, and people I know are using the term in this way too. >
  
  In my experience, people aren’t saying that having preferences is inherently fatphobic. They tend to be saying that you should unpack why you don’t want to date fat people. Like, for example, if you weren’t attracted to fat people because you believe they’re slovenly and lazy, that’d be a fatphobic reason for not being attracted to fat people. >
  
  Please have a look on social media, especially tiktok. There are so many videos of people who are genuinely claiming dating preferences of someone who slim, or going to the gym for loosing weight is fatphobic. 
  Most people are replying with the genuine meaning of fatphobia, as what you've quoted from the website yourself. This is absolutely not how this term is currently being applied in social media and young people. >
  
  Yeah, young people will misunderstand things. That’s what they do. 
  You’re insisting in your post that fatphobia is “a fake coined term.” Just because people misunderstood and misuse a term doesn’t mean it isn’t a real term or phenomenon.
  Also “please have a look on social media” lol. >
  
  Completely agree. Because my first exposure to the term was through social media, I thought it was so irrational and didn't look more into the actual genuine definition of the term, which others have helped clear up. 
  My view remains that how this term is being applied right now is strange, and more akin to attention seeking. People have linked racism in with this term. I think young people are trying to get oppression points, I'm an ethnic minority, I know what racism is like from first hand experiences. 
  This is still a very small amount of people who think this way, but they are making a big dent on people and more people are starting this think this way too. >
  
  
  Most people who's views align with this movement think:
  1.) Going to the gym exclusively to loose weight or have a better body shape is "fatphobic"
  2.) Commenting that someone doesn't look good in clothes is "fatphobic" by implication of weight
  
  It seems like you're defining fatphobia in a very specific, rather restricted and weird way.
  Fatphobia is just a neologism for the "social stigma around obesity", which covers a far, far larger range of topics..