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Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun Harrison
7 reviews
breadbummer's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Racism, Dysphoria, Murder, Fatphobia, and Hate crime
Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Transphobia
Minor: Confinement, Eating disorder, and Medical trauma
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
4.5
Belly of the Beast : The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness is a short book but it's still really powerful. There was a chapter on policing the fat Black body and police brutality that I had to skip for my own mental health, as I have a personal fear of police brutality after suffering from traumatic events at the hands of police. I can't say much about that chapter because I didn't finish it, however , the rest of the book was really good.
I wish there was a list of trigger warnings somewhere in the book, that was my only issue
I'm giving this a 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Racism, Slavery, Transphobia, Child death, Classism, Fatphobia, and Medical trauma
eliya's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Medical trauma, Racism, Misogyny, Death, Violence, Slavery, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Fatphobia, Sexism, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Hate crime
zombiezami's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Racism, Fatphobia, and Police brutality
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Sexual content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Pedophilia
Minor: Blood, Suicide, and Colonisation
Eugenicsemmablue's review
4.0
Graphic: Police brutality and Fatphobia
Moderate: Sexual assault and Slavery
arsenic_'s review
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence
wetdirtreads's review
5.0
Immaculately woven through this investigation is an analysis of how anti-fatness as anti-Blackness manifests across diverse experiences of gender, transness, and disability. The result is a refreshing, much-needed & well overdue fill for so many gaps in existing fat literature.
I really can't overstate how impressive it is for a 109-page book to cover so much ground without sacrificing any complexity or integrity. I’ll admit, when I first started the book, I felt a bit unsure about the in-depth explanation of sociological concepts & key terms. I wondered whether it was useful, or just academic waffle. I quickly found, though, that it was not only useful, but imperative to the book’s accessibility, nuance, & simultaneous huge scope & brevity.
There is no one I wouldn’t recommend this book to. However, I think it’s a particularly important read for white fat folks whose fat activism lacks a racially aware & critical lens. And I don’t just mean awareness of how fatphobia impacts Black folks differently. I mean how fatphobia is a direct product of anti-Blackness that largely impacts people based on their perceived proximity to Blackness, and thus, perceived distance from humanness.
I am so grateful for this book. It is a generous offering that provides an opportunity for fat studies and fat literature to steer in a crucial direction. Belly of the Beast, along with other critical fat Black texts, also provides fertile ground for other localised contexts and experiences to be thoroughly and appropriately engaged. I would love to see the wisdom of this book applied to other Black contexts beyond Turtle Island (or the so-called united states/north america).
(Review initially posted on Instagram)
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Death, Fatphobia, and Gun violence
Moderate: Genocide, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Ableism, Murder, Slavery, and Transphobia
Minor: Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Religious bigotry