Weight Prejudice: Myths & Facts is a 16 minute and 58 second long video from The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University. It displays the story of a girl named Bene who is teased by her classmates at school for being overweight. In response to this treatment she receives, Bene creates this educational clip to teach her classmates and others about weight bias. In order to address this issue she speaks of the myths and facts of weight prejudice and shows what it is like to be an adolescent who is victimized due to their weight.

16 minutes and 58 seconds

Submitted with permission by Olivia C.

Weight Prejudice: Myths and Facts

Diversity Advocate Vernā Myers discusses racial and racist violence. She suggests three actions for individuals to counter their own biases: (1) "Acknowledge your biases," (2) "...move toward, not away from, the groups that make you uncomfortable," (3) get better at confronting those around us- even our families, even when it makes us uncomfortable.

17 minutes 41 seconds

CW: racism, violence

Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly towards them