bodyism

English

Etymology

body +‎ -ism

Noun

bodyism (uncountable)

1. Prejudice based on the appearance of someone's body
   • 2007, Stephanie Vermeulen, “Survival of the Prettiest”, in Kill the Princess, Seal Press, →ISBN, page 93:

     Politically, nothing is a more powerful distraction from the female conscience than focusing on bodyism.

   • 2012, Daniel Heller, “Kindness”, in Curriculum on the Edge of Survival, R&L Education, →ISBN, page 52:

     When do we cease to be a collection of many different beauties and become a bunch of “isms” instead, such as ageism, sexism, racism, bodyism, and on and on? We can make positive attitudes the underpinning of our classrooms.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:bodyism

Derived terms

• able-bodyism