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You Just Need to Lose Weight: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
104 reviews
katie0528's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Classism
obfuscatress's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Fatphobia and Medical trauma
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
claudiajanette's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Transphobia and Acephobia/Arophobia
lalalauren_'s review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
fionamclary's review against another edition
4.5
I sometimes struggled with how some chapters were very dense and data-heavy while others relied mostly on narrative rhetorical arguments. While both were good and effective, the contrast was sometimes jarring. Aubrey also has a minor issue with word proximity for certain words ("troubling," "brutal," I'm looking at you).
The final chapter, "Anti-fatness is the last socially acceptable form of discrimination," was a pleasant surprise and a reminder of why I respect Aubrey Gordon so much. After meticulously outlining the myriad manifestations of anti-fatness and the myths that perpetuate it, she can't let us go out into the world without the reminder that as much as we may be outraged and energized toward fat activism, anti-fatness is not the only thing we need to be considering, seeing, and uprooting in ourselves and society. Fat activism is next to useless if it's not intersectional.
Graphic: Fatphobia and Medical trauma
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Classism
princessdana36's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Fatphobia
miayukino's review against another edition
5.0
Overall, I had a some good moments for discomfort and several points of confrontation with my biases. Particularly appreciate the emphasis on no longer using “phobia” to describe forms of bigotry. That makes so much sense and I will be factoring that into my vocabulary.
Graphic: Fatphobia
hexedmaiden's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Medical trauma
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia
quasinaut's review against another edition
4.0
My biggest complaint: I'm not sure who the audience is. If you already recognize the harm of antifatness (or listen to Maintenance Phase), some sections might help you reflect deeper, but overall you'll already be familiar with the content. If you don't - or you're someone new to the idea of fat activism - then I'm not sure this book is written in a way that will change your mind. The book is repetitive at times - perhaps as a way to try to convince readers who need these points to be driven home again and again for them to start sinking in - but I'm not sure that repetition alone is enough to be convincing.
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Ableism and Eating disorder
chantplant's review against another edition
4.75
additionally, i like how she made it a point to say that having body image issues is not an excuse to be fatphobic to others. the quote “all of us have a responsibility to get support in a way that doesn’t threaten someone else’s dignity or healing” really stuck out to me - and called me out. i have definitely been guilty of this type of behavior in my past. and it needs to be spoken about more: body dysmorphia is a horrible thing to endure yet the things it can sometimes make us say or think about fat people is also deeply damaging and dehumanizing. even fat people themselves can be fatphobic to those larger than them and it is still just as hurtful.
i’m very excited for Gordon’s film to release to the public - her thought processes and way of breaking down ideas is easy to digest and immersive all in one.
highly recommend this book to people of all body types looking to erase stigmas they may not even know they upheld.
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism