Overview
Anti-fatness is everywhere. In What We Donāt Talk About When We Talk About Fat, Aubrey Gordon unearths the cultural attitudes and social systems that have led to people being denied basic needs because they are fat and calls for social justice movements to be inclusive of plus-sized peopleās experiences. Unlike the recent wave of memoirs and quasi self-help books that encourage readers to love and accept themselves, Gordon pushes the discussion further towards authentic fat activism, which includes ending legal weight discrimination, giving equal access to health care for large people, increased access to public spaces, and ending anti-fat violence. As she argues, āI did not come to body positivity for self-esteem. I came to it for social justice.ā
By sharing her experiences as well as those of othersāfrom smaller fat to very fat peopleāshe concludes that to be fat in our society is to be seen as an undeniable failure, unlovable, unforgivable, and morally condemnable. Fatness is an open invitation for others to express disgust, fear, and insidious concern. To be fat is to be denied humanity and empathy. Studies show that fat survivors of sexual assault are less likely to be believed and less likely than their thin counterparts to report various crimes; 27% of very fat women and 13% of very fat men attempt suicide; over 50% of doctors describe their fat patients as āawkward, unattractive, ugly and noncompliantā; and in 48 states, itās legalāeven routineāto deny employment because of an applicantās size.
Advancing fat justice and changing prejudicial structures and attitudes will require work from all people. What We Donāt Talk About When We Talk About Fat is a crucial tool to create a tectonic shift in the way we see, talk about, and treat our bodies, fat and thin alike.
This book title, What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat - 9780807014776, ISBN: 9780807014776, by Aubrey Gordon, published by Beacon Press (November 16, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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