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4.5

This book rocks.  Literally everyone should at least try to read it.  I recognize that it can be triggering, and it was for me, but especially for straight-size people who have not experienced anti-fat bias on a societal level this is absolutely necessary.  Even as a fat person myself I learned so much about the violence facing those fatter than me that I was entirely unaware of.

If you can't handle the topics covered, I fully understand.  I'm in eating disorder recovery myself and this topic was triggering for me.  But the final chapter is one of the greatest pieces of activist writing I've ever read and I think everyone should read that chapter *at least*.  

Thank you so much for writing this, Aubrey Gordon.  It will be an oft recommended book in my future.

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4.75

I started the audiobook of this and immediately switched to reading a physical copy so I could annotate the hell out of it because it's written so well! 

I went into this book thinking I had a good grip on the general ideas behind body positivity/neutrality and harmful beauty standards but man, the situation is so much worse than I could have ever imagined. Gordon's research combined with her personal experiences are truly eye-opening. I even read the section about planes while on one, and it made me view the situation in an entirely new light. 

Another one to add to the list of "should be mandatory reading for all human beings".

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5.0

Everyone needs to read this!!! Especially if you are not fat.

CWs: Fatphobia, body shaming, medical trauma, eating disorder, medical content, sexual harassment, bullying, ableism, misogyny, hate crime, sexual violence, threats of rape, sexism, emotional abuse, violence, gaslighting, death, transphobia/transmisia, classism. Moderate: queerphobia/queermisia, racism, dysphoria, chronic illness, cancer. 

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5.0

Have you ever read a book that was absolutely paradigm-shifting? 

That was WHAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FAT for me. This is absolutely essential reading. Aubrey Gordon is thorough and authentic in this damning and honest indictment of the unrelenting and unapologetic anti-fat bias that pervades mainstream culture and especially the wellness space.

This book has already impacted the way I engage in conversations around health and fitness, which so often stray into implicit fatphobia. Thank you, @yrfatfriend. ❤

🍎 TO TEACH? 
I would give anything for every PDHPE teacher in the country to read this book. 
While it isn't appropriate for my ELA class, really, I may have to speak it on my classroom library shelves when I'm back in my physical classroom. 

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5.0

Challenging but worthwhile read! I know I say that about a lot of the non-fiction I read but also I try not to persist with anything that I feel like is wasting my time and that means I DNF things that suck. This book is such a strong combination of research and autobiographical details. Aubrey really drives home that we have a myriad of issues relating to weight, fat, diets, nutrition, and health in our society. My only real problem with the text is that its American-centric and I would love to see more about this topic as it stands in Australia. As someone with a history of disordered eating and body image issues I already have a lot of problems with listing to diet talk - but I am so glad that AUbrey is out here doing this work to provide us with the resources for talking about anti-fat bias and the damage that it is doing to so many people. If you're not ready to read the book, I would really recommend listening to her podcast with Michael Hobbes or reading Hobbes' article from HuffPo

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