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fatsploitation en · NOUN

Etymology

From fat + -sploitation, after the pattern of blaxploitation, etc.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The exploitation of fat people in the media (especially film and television).
    • And two points reflect the cynicism at the core of this fatsploitation flick. 1995 February 17, George Meyer, “'Heavyweights' makes light of weighty issues”, in Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
    • ITV's fatsploitation claptrap The Biggest Loser... and the telly tubbies aren't shedding much weight. 2011 February 6, Kevin O'Sullivan, “Same Old Kerry On”, in Sunday Mirror, UK:
    • The appetite for "fatsploitation" entertainment isn't yet sated. 2009 July 20, Nick Harding, “Unhealthy appetite: Is 'Fatsploitation' fuelling the obesity crisis?”, in The Independent: