kingphilwith1l 's review for:

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

3.5

informative medium-paced

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As someone that has lived in a larger body my whole life, and is also attracted to larger bodies, this was a necessary read. There's a thin line between attraction and fetishization and i think it was important for me to experience this book in efforts to treat myself and future partner(s) with respect. The implicit bias surrounding fatness and weight is so insidious that I wasn't even aware I was participating in some of these behaviors thinking that I'm helping. Finally someone is telling me, "Hey, all those things you're doing that you think is helping is actually making things worse," and I really appreciate this book for doing that!