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ID number:382496
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Published: 23.11.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Fat people suffer discrimination from all aspects of life. According to America Obesity Association, approximately 196 million adults in U.S are overweight. This could probably mean that about two thirds of the American population has gone through some sort of humiliation or made fun of by other people for being overweight. There are many stereotypes about fat people that are negative and not entirely true. This includes stereotypes that fat people are greedy, lazy, stupid, have no self-control and so on and so forth. These stereotypes degrade fat people because they destroy people's individuality and emphasize only on the negative qualities. However the most offensive stereotype around is that fat people don't mind it when people make fun of them. The character in "Snacks" is continuously being made fun of and treated unfairly by people around him. Although he keeps his feelings repressed, he clearly detests the constant teasing from his peers. In short, the story "Snacks" by Sam Lipsyte goes against the stereotype that fat people don't mind it when people make fun of them.…

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