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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!

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

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.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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.

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

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 ⬇️

So good!

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.

“If hating one‘s body effectively motivated change, do you really think there would be many heavy people in the world?”