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“You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
36 reviews
hexedmaiden's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Medical trauma, Ableism, and Racism
Minor: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Homophobia
chantplant's review against another edition
4.75
additionally, i like how she made it a point to say that having body image issues is not an excuse to be fatphobic to others. the quote “all of us have a responsibility to get support in a way that doesn’t threaten someone else’s dignity or healing” really stuck out to me - and called me out. i have definitely been guilty of this type of behavior in my past. and it needs to be spoken about more: body dysmorphia is a horrible thing to endure yet the things it can sometimes make us say or think about fat people is also deeply damaging and dehumanizing. even fat people themselves can be fatphobic to those larger than them and it is still just as hurtful.
i’m very excited for Gordon’s film to release to the public - her thought processes and way of breaking down ideas is easy to digest and immersive all in one.
highly recommend this book to people of all body types looking to erase stigmas they may not even know they upheld.
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Racism
amberinpieces's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Eating disorder and Dysphoria
Minor: Colonisation, Ableism, Slavery, Racism, Lesbophobia, Islamophobia, Transphobia, Classism, and Homophobia
sophiestasyna's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Ableism, Medical trauma, and Racism
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
msgslibrary's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Mental illness, Ableism, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Racism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Misogyny, Transphobia, Genocide, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Violence
jadepfaefflin's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Classism, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racism, Gaslighting, and Ableism
pacifickat's review against another edition
4.25
Aubrey does a good job of calling out systems of oppression, as well as individual complicities and microagressions that harm marginalized communities. She challenges who and what we center in society, and asks the reader to consider their reactions to being at times decentered.
What do we think of, or assume, when we think about fat people? What feelings does the word "fat" emotionally conjure in us? What about seeing a fat person? Ought we to interrogate those assumptions and feelings, granting dignity and respect to every human? How often do we actually listen to fat people and believe them at face value, or center their voices about their own bodies and experiences?
This will be a book I revisit again, especially Myth 16, 19, and 20.
Graphic: Ableism, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Medical content
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Racism
Minor: Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Rape
ferns80's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, and Ableism
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment
ankerrigan's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Moderate: Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, and Misogyny
Minor: Transphobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, Ableism, and Police brutality
breadbummer's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Body shaming, and Racism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Bullying, Sexual violence, and Ableism
Minor: Self harm, Incest, and Hate crime