Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

“You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon

3 reviews

msgslibrary's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

An essential entry text for the current state of fat liberation philosophy. 

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Content Warnings

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

dillsbookdiary's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

this book was phenomenal! my main complaint, as someone who read it from beginning to end, is that there were several chapters that had 2-3 pages functionally repeating something said in a previous chapter. however, because this book was explicitly written with the intention of people reading it as separate entries, it didnt bother me that much. just something to note! aubrey did a fantastic job, as per usual, and even as someone who is fairly well versed in body liberation i still learned a ton that i was not previously aware of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Classism, Violence, Death, Racism, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Terminal illness

sharleight's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

As a fat person, I have a lot of feelings regarding all of the insightful research and perspectives in this book. Aubrey Gordon is wonderful. This is a must read for anyone looking to expand their knowledge around fat liberation and body acceptance, as well as anyone interested in unpacking their own implicit biases.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Ableism, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, Transphobia, Sexual content, Racism, Addiction, Homophobia, and Bullying