Call to ban 'thin' from dictionary
A Dutch group wants to ban the word 'thin' from the dictionary because it's insulting to underweight people.
The group, called Small Intestines Anonymous, represents people who struggle to put on weight.
They say the word 'thin' is a term of abuse used by 'fat over-rulers' to put down slender people.
The organisation wrote to Dutch dictionary publishers Kramer and Van Dale asking them not to include the word.
They will also present a 3,000-name petition to Maria van der Hoeve, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Sciences.
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