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hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I appreciate that the author emphasizes the systemic nature of anti-fatness and its connections to other systems of harm.
Fatphobia is a form of structural oppression that--just like any other--is based on a socially constructed hierarchy of bodies and intersects with other systems of oppression (e.g., a fat Black woman is treated considerably worse than a fat white man).
Specifically, anti-fatness is rooted in and upholds racism, in particular anti-blackness.
Fatphobia also often serves as an outlet for other forms of bigotry because it's more socially acceptable to be anti-fat than it is to be racist or classist.
The author advocates for fat liberation and body reflexivity, although I wish the author had spent more time on that. Seems weird to introduce a new concept in the conclusion.
Key takeaways:
-Fuck diet culture, but also beauty culture in general.
-You have a right to shrink yourself or have plastic surgery (accepting all health risks/ consequences), but you are not obligated to.
-You can resist fatphobia by refusing to diet. In doing so, you're also standing up to the other systems of harm that are tied to, or intersect with, fatphobia.
Your body is for you.
It's not for consuming, comparing, assessing, or ranking.
It's not good, bad, or neutral.
You're not required to have any particular attitude toward your body, and your perspective is the only one that matters.
You are not responsible for pleasing others.
You can appreciate bodies, viewed through an uncritical lens, in all their diversity.
Fatphobia is a form of structural oppression that--just like any other--is based on a socially constructed hierarchy of bodies and intersects with other systems of oppression (e.g., a fat Black woman is treated considerably worse than a fat white man).
Specifically, anti-fatness is rooted in and upholds racism, in particular anti-blackness.
Fatphobia also often serves as an outlet for other forms of bigotry because it's more socially acceptable to be anti-fat than it is to be racist or classist.
The author advocates for fat liberation and body reflexivity, although I wish the author had spent more time on that. Seems weird to introduce a new concept in the conclusion.
Key takeaways:
-Fuck diet culture, but also beauty culture in general.
-You have a right to shrink yourself or have plastic surgery (accepting all health risks/ consequences), but you are not obligated to.
-You can resist fatphobia by refusing to diet. In doing so, you're also standing up to the other systems of harm that are tied to, or intersect with, fatphobia.
Your body is for you.
It's not for consuming, comparing, assessing, or ranking.
It's not good, bad, or neutral.
You're not required to have any particular attitude toward your body, and your perspective is the only one that matters.
You are not responsible for pleasing others.
You can appreciate bodies, viewed through an uncritical lens, in all their diversity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Antisemitism
informative
slow-paced
As a fat person myself, most of this information was well known. I hope many of the slim or skinny people are reading this like they should to educate themselves. You gotta start somewhere.
Still a decent read, somewhat triggering for me, but yeah, that's to be expected.
Still a decent read, somewhat triggering for me, but yeah, that's to be expected.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence