Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith

22 reviews

buryj's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

fairytales's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This was the most important book I’ve read this year. I am not a parent but think it’s an important read for everyone especially those that interact with kids. I appreciated the candid conversations and many parents, kids, and others interviewed for this book.

Kudos to Virginia for reading her own audiobook—I always love and truly appreciate when authors are able to read their own books (though I understand there are many reasons why many aren’t able to).

I did wish that this book spent a bit more time discussing solutions and conversations with kids. There definitely is good advice that is summarized at the end of the book but I think even more examples and ideas would be helpful. I think it can be challenging to sort out how to truly dismantle our internalized fat bias and how to have conversations that go against everything that society demonstrates to us but it is both somewhat anxiety producing and so critical.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

lmfry's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Bullying, Self harm, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Classism, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

gladiolus17's review

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Pretty solid book on tackling anti-fat bias regarding children. The first half is more focused on anti-fatness on a broader scale, and in the latter half it zeroes in on how to talk with your kids about anti-fatness. I knew about anti-fatness in general but the parts about treatment of children were enlightening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Child abuse

aubreyfrogger's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

I found this book really helpful but at the same time it brought up a lot of internal feelings that I’m still dealing with in my own journey of acceptance and unlearning anti-fat bias. The chapter on how dads affect their daughters was quite intense for me especially. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

franniepack's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Sexual assault

genderqueer_hiker's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

teatales's review against another edition

challenging informative

5.0

I want to marry this book. For everyone with a body - I don't even have kids in my life and I found it soooo educational and uplifting and comforting. I recommend this to EVERYONE!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

caljmarr's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Eating disorder

agenderberry335's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Completely changed my view on weight and health, helped me feel more comfortable in my body

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Eating disorder