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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
I want to give Aubrey a huge hug - this book was fantastic and extremely affirming for me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s frustrating just how many freaking barriers fat people have to face on a daily basis, but this book opened my eyes to the true extent of the issues and laid out how we can work on fixing them right now.
Additionally, the book isn’t just informative, it’s also well written and easy to read - but not the point of condescension. Fucking gold star.
[Bonus points cause she’s a fat queer badass woman]
Additionally, the book isn’t just informative, it’s also well written and easy to read - but not the point of condescension. Fucking gold star.
[Bonus points cause she’s a fat queer badass woman]
informative
reflective
I just didn't know the scope of systemic discrimination--not just bullying or mean comments or insecurity, but career-limiting and life-threatening discrimination--against fat people. I knew bits and pieces about things like flying and how hard it is to get a medical diagnosis because doctors think all symptoms are caused by fat, but Gordon really puts the pieces together to create a comprehensive picture.
I'm only doing four stars for production issues--the font is really small. I guess they wanted it to look like a quick read? I mean, it's not a long read, but it's also not a super quick one. You need to set aside some time. Larger font would have been highly preferable.
I'm only doing four stars for production issues--the font is really small. I guess they wanted it to look like a quick read? I mean, it's not a long read, but it's also not a super quick one. You need to set aside some time. Larger font would have been highly preferable.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
On the top of the book is a quote from Roxane Gay, "required reading for everyone" and I feel like that nicely sums it up.
Anti-fat bias is clearly so ingrained in our culture and all of us (including me), and it's something everyone needs to confront to make a better society for everyone. This book was informative and eye-opening for me.
Anti-fat bias is clearly so ingrained in our culture and all of us (including me), and it's something everyone needs to confront to make a better society for everyone. This book was informative and eye-opening for me.
An important book that challenges our assumptions about fat, fat people, and fat acceptance. The author includes some of her personal challenges and experiences of discrimination and humiliation of being fat, helping to make a strong case for basic human dignity. Difficult to read at times because of the emotions involved, this book is a vital entry for social justice.
felt like a collection of (well written) blog posts that were often repetitive. Of course I found it relatable and interesting, but I wanted more from it.
Every single issue the author discusses in this book is something that you will only experience if you are fat. I can attest to how horribly and inhumanly people treat you. From "health concern" comments, to the way men treat you on dating apps, to the way doctors dismiss you when it comes to anything to do with symptoms (worse with male doctors, of course). The world will not change to accommodate you if you're fat and you will be thought a fool if you think it should in any way. Being fat is the worst thing you can be in this world; it doesn't matter how accomplished, successful, bright, kind, funny, etc., you happen to be. This is all negated by F-A-T.
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced