fatsploitation

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noun

The exploitation of fat people in the media (especially film and television).

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Meanings

nounfatsploitation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe exploitation of fat people in the media (especially film and television).

    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
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    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

Origin

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

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APA

fatsploitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatsploitation

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Chicago

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