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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
164 reviews
emmaleemay21's review
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Ableism and Hate crime
Very bleak descriptions of fat people being abused. Be wary if this hits close to home.mads_jpg's review against another edition
4.75
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".
Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Death, Bullying, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
lindseyph's review
5.0
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Sexual harassment
lou_christie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Ableism, and Sexism
evdark's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia
tree_branch's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Bullying
Minor: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Eating disorder
ashylibrarian's review against another edition
4.25
For so long, I have fed myself the narrative that my body is bad because it's fat. My body is bad because it doesn't fi society's expectations of "good." I STILL fall for this narrative.
Aubrey Gordon challenged my beliefs, validated my feelings, and gave me anti-fat biases to challenge in my own life.
I would recommend this a s read for any body.
Graphic: Body shaming, Medical trauma, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Sexual assault
murderousscottishgremlin's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Eating disorder
zoiejanelle's review
4.5
good elements:
the sections on feminist theory, race, and government intervention were the redeeming qualities for me. i felt like i had really clear takeaways from these sections that i could reflect on and use to better myself/work on my internal struggles with anti-fatness and racism. the final chapter was extremely reflective and hopeful, though, despite the insurmountable and overwhelming evidence of anti-fatness in our culture that is explained throughout the book. i felt that this work was an actionable, interesting, affirming, and informative read overall.
not so good elements:
i believe she harped on the Body Positivity movement a LITTLE too much, but i understood why the angle was important. i also felt that her perspective skewed very left-leaning, which is not a bad thing in and of itself, but if this book was supposed to be accessible and introductory to all readers, it would definitely lose the more conservative (specifically anti-regulation) crowd simply from implicit bias. i wanted to dive a little deeper into why government intervention and regulation are important considerations and what that looks like EXACTLY, but i realize that those subjects may be better explored in another book.
i would still recommend this book to anyone just starting out in their fat liberation journey!
Graphic: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Body shaming
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Cancer, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
sphelps269's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Fatphobia