Fat Acceptance Movement - Revision history

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	[[Category: Fat Acceptance Movement]]		[[Category: Fat Acceptance Movement]]
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	The '''fat acceptance movement''', also known as '''fat pride''', '''fat empowerment''', and '''fat activism''', is a social movement seeking to eliminate the social stigma of obesity from [[social attitude]]s by pointing out to the general public the social obstacles faced by fat people. Areas of contention include the aesthetic, legal, and medical approaches to people whose bodies are fatter than the [[social norm]].		The '''fat acceptance movement''', also known as '''fat pride''', '''fat empowerment''', and '''fat activism''', is a social movement seeking to eliminate the social stigma of obesity from [[social attitude]]s by pointing out to the general public the social obstacles faced by fat people. Areas of contention include the aesthetic, legal, and medical approaches to people whose bodies are fatter than the [[social norm]].

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	The Fat Acceptance Movement has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284</ref>		The Fat Acceptance Movement has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284</ref>

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	The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its political role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a subculture which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>		The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its political role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a subculture which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>

	Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> ~~This~~ is ~~the~~ ~~same~~ ~~demographic~~ ~~most~~ ~~feminists are drawn from also~~.		Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> Notably [[feminism]] is also over-represented among middle-class women.

	Members of the Fat Acceptance movement have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately</ref>		Members of the Fat Acceptance movement have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately</ref>

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	The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its political role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a subculture which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>		The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its political role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a subculture which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>

	Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> ~~Members~~ ~~have~~ ~~criticized~~ the ~~lack~~ of ~~representation~~ in ~~the~~ ~~movement~~ from ~~men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status~~.~~<ref>http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately</ref>~~		Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> This is the same demographic most feminists are drawn from also.

			Members of the Fat Acceptance movement have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately</ref>

	== Obesity as a Disability ==		== Obesity as a Disability ==

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	The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its political role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a subculture which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>		The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its political role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a subculture which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>

⚫	The Fat Acceptance Movement has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284</ref>

	Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> Members have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately</ref>		Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> Members have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately</ref>

			== Obesity as a Disability ==
	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_acceptance_movement#Division_within_the_movement

		⚫	The Fat Acceptance Movement has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284</ref>

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Robert Brockway: Partial import from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fat_acceptance_movement&oldid=1080492574

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Partial import from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fat_acceptance_movement&oldid=1080492574

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	The '''fat acceptance movement''', also known as '''fat pride''', '''fat empowerment''', and '''fat activism''', is a [[social movement]] seeking to eliminate the social stigma of obesity from [[social attitude]]s by pointing out to the general public the social obstacles faced by fat people. Areas of contention include the aesthetic, legal, and medical approaches to people whose bodies are fatter than the [[social norm]].		The '''fat acceptance movement''', also known as '''fat pride''', '''fat empowerment''', and '''fat activism''', is a social movement seeking to eliminate the social stigma of obesity from [[social attitude]]s by pointing out to the general public the social obstacles faced by fat people. Areas of contention include the aesthetic, legal, and medical approaches to people whose bodies are fatter than the [[social norm]].

	The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its [[political]] role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a [[subculture]] which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>		The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its political role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a subculture which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>

	The Fat Acceptance Movement has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>~~{{cite news \|last=Wilkie \|first=Christina \|title=Obesity Discrimination on the Job Provokes Dispute Over Best Remedy \|url=~~http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html ~~\|newspaper=Huffing ton Post \|year=2012}}~~</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>~~{{cite book \|last=Erdman Farrell \|first=Amy \|title=Fat Shame:!Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture \|year=2011 \|publisher=NYU Press \|isbn=978-0814727683 \|page=[~~https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284~~/page/n174 165] \|url=https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284 \|url-access=registration \|quote=Men fat acceptance.}}~~</ref>		The Fat Acceptance Movement has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284</ref>

	Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>~~{{cite book \|last=Saguy \|first=Abigail \|title=What's Wrong with Fat? \|year=2013 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0199857081 \|page=63 \|url=~~https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> Members have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>~~{{Cite web \|url=~~http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately \|title=Why I'm Over The Size Acceptance Movement or Hey, SA, What Have You Done For Me Lately? \|last=Webb \|first=Cary \|date=4 January 2014 \|website=XOJane.com \|publisher=XOJANE \|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>		Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> Members have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately</ref>

	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_acceptance_movement#Division_within_the_movement		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_acceptance_movement#Division_within_the_movement

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			== References ==

	[[Category: Fat Acceptance Movement]]		[[Category: Fat Acceptance Movement]]

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	The '''fat acceptance movement''', also known as '''fat pride''', '''fat empowerment''', and '''fat activism''', is a [[social movement]] seeking to eliminate the social stigma of obesity from [[social attitude]]s by pointing out to the general public the social obstacles faced by fat people. Areas of contention include the [[aesthetic]], [[legal]], and [[medical]] approaches to people whose bodies are fatter than the [[social norm]].		The '''fat acceptance movement''', also known as '''fat pride''', '''fat empowerment''', and '''fat activism''', is a [[social movement]] seeking to eliminate the social stigma of obesity from [[social attitude]]s by pointing out to the general public the social obstacles faced by fat people. Areas of contention include the aesthetic, legal, and medical approaches to people whose bodies are fatter than the [[social norm]].

	The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its [[political]] role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a [[subculture]] which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>		The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its [[political]] role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a [[subculture]] which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>

	has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>{{cite news \|last=Wilkie \|first=Christina \|title=Obesity Discrimination on the Job Provokes Dispute Over Best Remedy \|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html \|newspaper=Huffing ton Post \|year=2012}}</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Erdman Farrell \|first=Amy \|title=Fat Shame:!Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture \|year=2011 \|publisher=NYU Press \|isbn=978-0814727683 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284/page/n174 165] \|url=https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284 \|url-access=registration \|quote=Men fat acceptance.}}</ref>		The Fat Acceptance Movement has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>{{cite news \|last=Wilkie \|first=Christina \|title=Obesity Discrimination on the Job Provokes Dispute Over Best Remedy \|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html \|newspaper=Huffing ton Post \|year=2012}}</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Erdman Farrell \|first=Amy \|title=Fat Shame:!Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture \|year=2011 \|publisher=NYU Press \|isbn=978-0814727683 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284/page/n174 165] \|url=https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284 \|url-access=registration \|quote=Men fat acceptance.}}</ref>

	Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Saguy \|first=Abigail \|title=What's Wrong with Fat? \|year=2013 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0199857081 \|page=63 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> Members have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately \|title=Why I'm Over The Size Acceptance Movement or Hey, SA, What Have You Done For Me Lately? \|last=Webb \|first=Cary \|date=4 January 2014 \|website=XOJane.com \|publisher=XOJANE \|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>		Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Saguy \|first=Abigail \|title=What's Wrong with Fat? \|year=2013 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0199857081 \|page=63 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> Members have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately \|title=Why I'm Over The Size Acceptance Movement or Hey, SA, What Have You Done For Me Lately? \|last=Webb \|first=Cary \|date=4 January 2014 \|website=XOJane.com \|publisher=XOJANE \|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>

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			The '''fat acceptance movement''', also known as '''fat pride''', '''fat empowerment''', and '''fat activism''', is a [[social movement]] seeking to eliminate the social stigma of obesity from [[social attitude]]s by pointing out to the general public the social obstacles faced by fat people. Areas of contention include the [[aesthetic]], [[legal]], and [[medical]] approaches to people whose bodies are fatter than the [[social norm]].
⚫	~~The fat acceptance movement~~ has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>{{cite news \|last=Wilkie \|first=Christina \|title=Obesity Discrimination on the Job Provokes Dispute Over Best Remedy \|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html \|newspaper=Huffing ton Post \|year=2012}}</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Erdman Farrell \|first=Amy \|title=Fat Shame:!Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture \|year=2011 \|publisher=NYU Press \|isbn=978-0814727683 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284/page/n174 165] \|url=https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284 \|url-access=registration \|quote=Men fat acceptance.}}</ref>

			The modern fat acceptance movement began in the late 1960s. Besides its [[political]] role, the fat acceptance movement also constitutes a [[subculture]] which acts as a social group for its members.<ref>https://archive.org/details/fatstudiesreader0000roth</ref>

		⚫	has been divided in its response to proposed legislation defining morbidly obese people as disabled. [[NAAFA]] board member Peggy Howell says: "There's a lot of conflict in the size acceptance community over this. I don't consider myself disabled, and some people don't like 'fat' being considered a disability."<ref>{{cite news \|last=Wilkie \|first=Christina \|title=Obesity Discrimination on the Job Provokes Dispute Over Best Remedy \|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/obesity-discrimination_n_1939385.html \|newspaper=Huffing ton Post \|year=2012}}</ref> An example of the positive perspective of obesity being classified as a disability in wider society is noted by one researcher: "She{{who\|date=February 2022}} makes a point to tell me how impressed she is with the way many do make quiet and polite accommodations for her."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Erdman Farrell \|first=Amy \|title=Fat Shame:!Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture \|year=2011 \|publisher=NYU Press \|isbn=978-0814727683 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284/page/n174 165] \|url=https://archive.org/details/fatshame_farr_2011_000_10568284 \|url-access=registration \|quote=Men fat acceptance.}}</ref>

	Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Saguy \|first=Abigail \|title=What's Wrong with Fat? \|year=2013 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0199857081 \|page=63 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> Members have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately \|title=Why I'm Over The Size Acceptance Movement or Hey, SA, What Have You Done For Me Lately? \|last=Webb \|first=Cary \|date=4 January 2014 \|website=XOJane.com \|publisher=XOJANE \|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>		Women are particularly active within the fat acceptance movement and membership of fat acceptance organizations is dominated by middle-class women in the heaviest 1–2% of the population.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Saguy \|first=Abigail \|title=What's Wrong with Fat? \|year=2013 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0199857081 \|page=63 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_kVC1XP05MC&q=fat+acceptance+men}}</ref> Members have criticized the lack of representation in the movement from men, people of color, and people of lower socioeconomic status.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-im-over-the-size-acceptance-movement-or-hey-sa-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately \|title=Why I'm Over The Size Acceptance Movement or Hey, SA, What Have You Done For Me Lately? \|last=Webb \|first=Cary \|date=4 January 2014 \|website=XOJane.com \|publisher=XOJANE \|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>