Obese Teen Stereotypes

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“You 're fat, why would you even join?”. Most of the young obese teenagers in school have heard that phrase once in their lifetime while trying to join a sport. This is due to stereotypes and misconceptions. A stereotype usually categorizes a group of people based on truths. In the other hand, a misconception has no basis rather it 's an assumption. Obese teens have been labeled as inactive teens who does nothing beneficial during the day. Exaggerated truths are given that obese teens usually are most likely spending their days eating and watching television encouraging an out of shape body. Untruths about obese teens is that due to their out of shape body it 's common that usually they lack a healthy diet or lack exercise. Obese teenagers