Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

“You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon

104 reviews

angelicav95's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

amberinpieces's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Eating disorder and Dysphoria

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, Slavery, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, and Classism

sophiestasyna's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

msgslibrary's review

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

An essential entry text for the current state of fat liberation philosophy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

jadepfaefflin's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Gaslighting, and Classism

pacifickat's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

This was a really excellent, nuanced, and heartfelt read that challenged me to examine some common misconceptions that are often assumed to be true about fat people, and interrogate my own shifting implicit and explicit biases. 

Aubrey does a good job of calling out systems of oppression, as well as individual complicities and microagressions that harm marginalized communities. She challenges who and what we center in society, and asks the reader to consider their reactions to being at times decentered. 

What do we think of, or assume, when we think about fat people? What feelings does the word "fat" emotionally conjure in us? What about seeing a fat person? Ought we to interrogate those assumptions and feelings, granting dignity and respect to every human? How often do we actually listen to fat people and believe them at face value, or center their voices about their own bodies and experiences? 

This will be a book I revisit again, especially Myth 16, 19, and 20. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Rape, and Sexual assault

spookyaz's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma

kelleykamanda's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

An incredible book. I love Gordon. I originally heard her through Maintenance Phase- she makes learning about health feel positive and informative. 💗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Medical trauma

mayaelisheva's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

ferns80's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment