OK, I’d like to ban the word FAT in texts children read. Does anyone agree?

This might sound picky, but I don’t like the word fat. The word fat appears in many decodable readers. Decodable readers are being used across schools and it concerns me that the main character in a group of texts is described as fat… and has a popular child’s name. I’ve shared a link to an interesting article which I feel is worth reading. Personally, I’d remove all texts containing the word fat. What are your thoughts?

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/what-to-do-if-your-child-is-teased-for-being-fat-20181015-p509oe.html

Somehow I’ve managed to store 30 draft posts in my blog. Time to publish!

Cheers Nina