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

3.0

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From airline seats and dating to street harassment and the doctor's office, Gordon unravels a systemic web of discrimination against fat people, and shares individual stories of harassment, bullying, and straight up meanness that she has experienced as a fat person. Part research project part memoir, Gordon's book is a much-needed conversation in a society that marginalizes fat people to the extent that fatphobia and anti-fatness can, and has, killed people. My issue (to the extent I even have one) is not about the topic or the author's viewpoints, but about the structure and editing. *I* found it repetitive and a bit rambling, which lessened the book's impact *for me* (as a straight-sized person).