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There were zero voices like this when I was growing up, thank goodness there are now.

I haven‘t worked on my cross stitch much these last few months, but I‘m breaking it out today to make a little more progress on my day off. #litsycrafters #audiostitching

I'm not even done with this book yet and I'm going to review it because I love it. Such an eye-opener. I know anti-fat bias is prevalent in society but this book shed so much light on things I didn't know. This will stick with me for a while!

Overall great book. Talks about the many ways society and the healthcare industry fail fat people (especially morbidly obese and heavier). I thought the book would include even a small tangential comment on medical conditions (like hormonal, especially insulin, imbalances) that contribute to weight gain and difficulty losing weight. I don‘t see enough of a discussion on this topic when we‘re talking about weight.

As a person who grew up in an extremely fatphobic household, I found this book nearly excruciating to read. It took me like a week and half to get through, which is forever for me. But it was so important and enlightening— I wish everyone would read it.

I adored this book. It highlighted that health can exist at every size and fat is not the same as unhealthy. It delves into why the body positivity movement has left so many people behind. It has real life examples of how health care fails fat people in ways that can be fatal. It discusses how society can move forward to be more inclusive and less abusive (eventually loving) for people of all sizes! Highly recommend anyone dealing with fat-phobia

Car Play just decided to start working today on my way back from A.C.
#audiodriving
#roadtrip

This was fantastic. There were a couple of eye roll 🙄 moments for me ( there will always be little things in books like these that we can‘t all agree on) but overall it was an excellent read! She just hits you with the hard truths, (many of which I can personally relate to ) and she drives the points home with a blend of well researched facts and life experiences that make this book a must read.

As a fat person, I still have implicit bias against fat people, and I‘m trying to examine why and look at how I can change. Why do airplane seats have to be so small? Why shouldn‘t MRI scanners accommodate people over 350 lbs? This book is an excellent look at how fat bias is harmful. She discusses the above, street harassment, the problems of diet culture, shaming children, etc. This was definitely worth a #reread. Excellent #audiobook!

I liked the anecdotal stories about fat bias. They made me feel very sad for the people involved and also angry. Then data was presented to support the claims. It made me mad that doctors especially could be so mean and fat phobic, and that fat people are getting substandard care because of fat bias. People should be made aware of these things. This book should be a wake up call for many. I hope it will lead to change.

Personal, insightful, well researched, unputdpwnable (for me).

An important book that challenges our assumptions about fat, fat people, and fat acceptance. The author includes some of her personal challenges and experiences of discrimination and humiliation of being fat, helping to make a strong case for basic human dignity. Difficult to read at times because of the emotions involved, this book is a vital entry for social justice.

What We Don‘t Talk About When We Talk About Fat pairs memoir and cultural criticism, with social science and medical research to back it up, to state clearly and unequivocally the kind of mistreatment fat people face in our society. As a straight-sized person, I felt deeply convicted listening to Gordon‘s words and so appreciate her empowering contribution to the project of building a more just, equitable, and liberated world for all bodies.

Dr. Roxane Gay says it best right there on the cover. This should be “required reading for absolutely everyone”. Anti-fat bias is literally killing people, and according to Harvard‘s Project Implicit, it‘s the only bias actively getting worse. @Megabooks also posted a great review.

This book starts on a plane and ends in a doctor‘s office, but this is not a weight loss journey. Aubrey talks about the rampant discrimination fat people face, whether in the air or at the doctor. It is literally heartbreaking for your body to be a joke or a reason not to get a job or not receive medical care. I am shamed multiple times a week for the weight my body gained by my mom. The I go to my Instagram search page and get ⬆️ cont below...

1. Tagged!
2. Jane Eyre, Rebecca, Neverwhere
3. “I didn‘t know who this instruction was for, but I was increasingly certain it wasn‘t for me.”

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain