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"You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths about Fat People
"You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths about Fat People | Aubrey Gordon
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"One of the great thinkers of our generation . . . I feel fresher and smarter and happier for sitting down with her."--Jameela Jamil, iWeigh Podcast The co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with the facts to debunk common anti-fat myths and with tools to take action for fat justice The pushback that shows up in conversations about fat justice takes exceedingly predicable form. Losing weight is easy--calories in, calories out. Fat people are unhealthy. We're in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Fat acceptance "glorifies obesity." The BMI is an objective measure of size and health. Yet, these myths are as readily debunked as they are pervasive. In "You Just Need to Lose Weight," Aubrey Gordon equips readers with the facts and figures to reframe myths about fatness in order to dismantle the anti-fat bias ingrained in how we think about and treat fat people. Bringing her dozen years of community organizing and training to bear, Gordon shares the rhetorical approaches she and other organizers employ to not only counter these pernicious myths, but to dismantle the anti-fat bias that so often underpin them. As conversations about fat acceptance and fat justice continue to grow, "You Just Need to Lose Weight" will be essential to ensure that those conversations are informed, effective, and grounded in both research and history.
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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I learned a ton from this book and thought the author narration in the #audiobook was excellent! (No surprise since Aubrey Gordon is a podcaster and I also happen to find her voice sexy). I did find it a bit repetitive, which I think is the nature of all of these myths and tackling a big topic like anti-fatness in the structure of the book. I'm off to read her recommendations of other fat acceptance and anti-fatphobia books!

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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The last chapter on stuff done to fat kids made me really angry 😡

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K.Wielechowski
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Gordon covers many of the myths people believe about fat people, from laziness to how unhealthy they are, along with the prejudice they face in healthcare, the workplace, even in fashion.
I thought it was going to be more enlightening and/or empowering but was depressing to see so many ways fat people are treated differently.

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Kazzie
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Very well researched and succinct writing. Good to pick up again and did in and out of. Love her!

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was my first experience with Gordon, but I‘m so impressed! Here, she dispels common misconceptions with research and expertise. We must stop monitoring each others bodies. Size does not dictate someone‘s worth. We know this in our heads and hearts, but implicit bias can be a rude, sneaky bitch. No doubt, it‘s a direct correlation of how we perceive ourselves and our own worth. Why are we like this? It‘s dumb. We have to do better.

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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Aubrey Gordon lays out her arguments using scientific research and anecdotal evidence to combat myths about fat people.

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Christine
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This was great. Super educational and a book I wish many people would read. Myths like the obesity epidemic and the moral righteousness/culture of celebration around weight loss/thinness are ones that I have a hard time convincing some people in my life are myths. This book explains why they are and brings ample receipts. Gordon's writing expanded my own understanding of a lot of things, including the harmful ways in which ⬇️

Christine body positivity has been co-opted. (She also explicitly cites sociological research a bunch, which warmed my sociologist heart.) 13mo
Blaire I love her and her podcast the maintenance phase. Looking forward to reading this one. 13mo
Christine @Blaire I really need to check out the podcast! 13mo
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Jen2
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So good!

Megabooks Agree! 13mo
RebelReader I‘ve not heard of this one! Stacking! 13mo
Jen2 It‘s fabulous 13mo
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Megabooks
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If you‘re just beginning to look into fat activism or you want to get a fat person‘s perspective on society‘s view of us, this is a good place to start. However, if you‘re like me and have read most of the popular body positive/fat activism books, this won‘t add to your knowledge. In closing, the BMI is bullsh**, kids shouldn‘t be put on Weight Watchers, and fat people deserve respect on airplanes and in doctor‘s offices. Amen.

Blaire I‘m looking forward to this one! I love her podcast the maintenance phase. 1y
ReadingOver50 I like her podcast too 1y
Chrissyreadit I love the podcast Maintenance Phase 1y
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Suet624 Amen. 1y
TheBookHippie 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💯💯💯 1y
Cinfhen Totally agree about the BMI !! ✊🏼 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen yes!! 💯💯💯💯 1y
Megabooks @TheBookHippie 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 1y
Megabooks @Suet624 👍🏻👍🏻 1y
Megabooks @Chrissyreadit @ReadingOver50 @Blaire I hadn‘t listened before but ended up getting sidetracked into her co-host‘s other podcast, if books could kill, and their episode about 1y
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