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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
spookyaz's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Incest, Body shaming, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder
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
cardlikecredit's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Minor: Medical content
meldasilas's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Ableism, Medical content, Misogyny, and Medical trauma
leefox's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Racism
toriffic's review against another edition
5.0
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
5.0
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.
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.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
3.75
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
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Racism, and Medical content
Moderate: Homophobia, Gaslighting, Death, Transphobia, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Self harm, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cursing and Addiction