The University of Rochester offers cards to students at medical appoints that state “please don’t weigh me” if they are inclined against it.

The University Health Service division touted the cards on its website, but has since taken down the information after Campus Reform recently asked about the offering, listed as an effort to combat “weight stigma.”

The news outlet preserved a screenshot of the original webpage. The paragraph now missing from the website read:

Opt out of being weighed at medical appointments. You have the autonomy to make medical decisions for yourself, and that includes being weighed at the start of your appointment. Regardless of your body size, if you feel uncomfortable being weighed, you can decide not to be. At UHS, we offer cards at check in that you can take – these cards say “please don’t weigh me”, and can be an easy way to let the provider know that you would like to opt out. There are times when being weighed is medically necessary, and your provider can have a discussion with you at that time if that is the case.

The current webpage still lists plenty of information about “weight stigma.” For example, the university defines “fat/fatness” as an “adjective to describe someone’s body. This word has neutral meaning and can also be used in a liberating way to describe one’s own body.”

Campus Reform reported the “don’t weigh me” cards are a project of More-Love.org, which argues: “Because we live in a fatphobic society, being weighed and talking about weight causes feelings of stress and shame for many people. Many people feel anxious about seeing the doctor, and will avoid going to the doctor in order to avoid the scale.”

The concept of weight stigma has been popular within higher education circles for years. As The College Fix previously reported, a sociology professor has argued that fatphobia is rooted in anti-blackness. Another university offered a symposium on fatphobia.

In 2022, Syracuse University students launched a protest against their “fatphobic” campus, arguing classroom seating is “alienating” and “wildly uncomfortable.”

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