Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon

4 reviews

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Death, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Classism, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Rape, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Colonisation, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Stalking, and Terminal illness

hwills5's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, and Eating disorder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Ableism, and Medical trauma

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Bullying

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

This is an excellent primer on anti-fat bias. This helped me find the language for my own struggles with weight stigma and helped me understand how people who are larger than me are often treated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Domestic abuse