Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

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

18 reviews

chantplant's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

The best book i’ve read on this topic so far. has a nice split of personal detail vs intellectual research and never got dry for me like in some other books on fatphobia. I also truly appreciate how Gordon inputs calls to action on how to actively challenge fatphobia within oneself and when witnessed externally. 
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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Racism

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

ferns80's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

ankerrigan's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

If you love the Maintenance Phase podcast, you'll love this book, which is basically an extension of the podcast's major themes. The only thing it's missing is Michael Hobbes' witty banter.

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Content Warnings

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

qteabeans's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

4.0

A good primer on anti-fatness and weightism. Gordon cites her sources and ties in other people's work and voices. Clear voice and consistency of messaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Classism, Death, Chronic illness, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Bullying, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Ableism, and Acephobia/Arophobia

caitlynlargent's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

Very informative, well researched, and well written. A little less than 4 stars because I felt that a lot of the information was recycled during the different “myths”. While there is bound to be some connection, at times I felt like I had hit rewind on accident because I was hearing the same things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Medical trauma, Racism, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Transphobia

meldasilas's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Ableism, Medical content, Misogyny, and Medical trauma

toriffic's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Hate crime, and Eating disorder

Minor: Deportation, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Medical content, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Homophobia

bambooboy's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I don't really have words for how important this book is. 

There are years of works available to us, shouting the dangers of anti-fat bias, the lies we are told; but Aubrey Gordon lays it out, step-by-step, in a way that is accessible and digestible. It solicits empathy in its honesty. Gordon does a great job too of offering other equally important titles of equally important voices on fat people and the history and now of how we treat each other. 

I wish I could shove this into the hands of everyone I meet! I kept reading passages and rereading them and wanting to post them but then realizing I'd be posting the entire chapter because that's how good every single chapter was. 

If you're a fan of Maintenance Phase you'll love this, though be aware that tonally it isn't as silly as her and Michael get together. It's much more serious. And if you're not a fan of Maintenance Phase but like this book, you should check out Gordon's podcast! They dive deep into different health crazes/diet books/health "influencers". They have a great chemistry and it's a good way to both laugh and rage at the machine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Medical content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Hate crime, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, Classism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Deeper discussion of content warnings below cut.

Gordon speaks in general on many topics that could be triggering, such as the medical malpractice many doctors partake in when they refuse to provide adequate healthcare for their fat patients, the general attitude toward fat people existing, etc.
She also gets into some specific stories about people who were disabled or died due to this malpractice. As a fat person Gordon also talks about all the aggressions, micro and macro, that she experiences or has experienced.

Overall the content is heavy, and I definitely suggest taking it slow, especially if you are someone who has had to deal with these traumatic experiences on the daily.

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