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A review by snowbenton
What We Don't Talk about When We Talk about Fat by Aubrey Gordon
4.0
Part memoir and part longform essay on systemic and cultural issues with fatness, Gordon shares stories from her own and other fat people's lives to underline the issues we are facing as a society that continues to grow fatter seemingly in lockstep with discrimination against fat people. This is a deeply sad book.
Learning about the biases that fat people face on a daily basis, from insane airline regulations to doctor's disbelief of any issues that aren't related to weight (not to mention the basic indecency of the average rude human) is genuinely, truly horrifying.
Everyone should read this book to confront their own internal biases, and start to pay more attention and make change where we can.
Learning about the biases that fat people face on a daily basis, from insane airline regulations to doctor's disbelief of any issues that aren't related to weight (not to mention the basic indecency of the average rude human) is genuinely, truly horrifying.
Everyone should read this book to confront their own internal biases, and start to pay more attention and make change where we can.