Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

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

25 reviews

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

 - WHAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FAT is a must read. I know, I don't like calling things "must read" either but this is truly an exception. I've never read an extended work like this on the urgent need for more (and more inclusive) activism and justice for fat people.
- Everything from fatcalling to open bias from healthcare providers is covered in this book. Gordon makes it absolutely clear how being fat influences everything she does and how virtually every single person interacts with her, usually not in a positive way.
- Anti-fat bias is so ingrained in our culture (and getting worse, according to this book), and Gordon lays out the multifaceted approach we need to take to uproot it and make life accepting and accessible for all bodies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia

montyroz's review

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Bullying

kukushka's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Minor: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Self harm

michellegm15's review

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is an extremely well written combination of stories, education, and a call to action. The author really shines telling her own stories and those of other fat people. Frankly, many were heartbreaking and illuminating, arousing compassion as she describes the cruelty and dehumanization so often shown to fat people. She also ropes in the sort of statistics and research that makes her points practically bulletproof. Finally, she clearly describes the ways in which fat people are denied rights and access and the specific things that we collectively need to change in order to shift a fatphobic world. Some of the social justice issues include work discrimination, housing discrimination, being kicked off airline seats without refunds, sexual violence, reduced access to public spaces due to lack of accommodations, and medical discrimination that often denies fat people the right to medical care due to health care providers assuming all symptoms fat people have are due to their weight. This can result in dangerous medical neglect for prolonged periods of time. It is appalling that fat people are so often denied access, respect, and humanity and there are a lot of changes that need to happen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Ableism, and Body shaming

Moderate: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Minor: Police brutality

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I regularly read books that I think everyone should read, but this is one I know I'll be recommending for a long, long time, to as many people as I can. I've followed Aubrey Gordon's work for years, and have been convinced of her positions for a while now, but this book lays out everything in such a clear, damning way. This book answers the questions I haven't known how to when having arguments with other straight-size people about anti-fat bias, and addresses everything you may think to ask about. This book should be required reading for everyone, but *especially* those going into the medical field in any way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Violence, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, and Stalking