Is fatphobia the last acceptable form of discrimination?

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Is fatphobia the last acceptable form of discrimination?

Discrimination against people living with obesity is the last acceptable form of prejudice. That’s the view of Secretary of the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity, Maura Murphy who says she was passed over for career promotion because she wasn‘t considered “front-office material” and Maura spoke to us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Is fatphobia the last acceptable form of discrimination?