Whether we agree or disagree, appearance has become a huge issue in our culture. People who are physically attractive tend to take many advantages whereas those who are physical unattractive tend to experience prejudice and discrimination based on only their appearance. Maybe an average of beauty are different from all different culture, gender and age. However, in general what people consider appearance as more attractive face such as young looking, smooth-skinned, and have a pleasing expression is similar. Perception of attractiveness are not only affected by face, but also affected by body type. People with a well-built body type are stereotypically seen as more eye-catching, adventuresome, and healthful whereas overweight people are seen as lazy, sloppy, and unattractive. Thinner people are stereotypically seen as shipshape, and intellectual but tense and afraid. (Ryckman et al., 1991) Thus, preference for the attractive eventually lead people to follow lookism, which is a term used to refer to the positive prejudice, stereotype, and special treatment will be happened because of physically attractive people, or more commonly to people whose appearance is preferable to their culture members. Lookism is somehow connected to conceptions of beauty or cultural and social stereotyping toward people's appearance as well as gender roles and expectations.
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In fact, when it comes to appearance discrimination, overweight people made the expression of "discrimination based on looks" through the fat acceptance movement. In 1969, National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance was founded. NAAFA has been working to reduce discrimination based on body size through encouragement, support, and public learning. Chubby people have been discriminated against in all aspects of daily life, from education to employment to access to public accommodations, and even access to satisfactory medical care.
