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Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

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5.0

holy shit. what is there to say? this book is so thorough in exploring how america is where it is now with fatphobia and how deep racism runs in the aesthetics of this country. I will say this is not a book to read if you're wanting opinions or commentary on events. This is much more factual, laying out what happened when and by who and how each artist, scholar, scientist and philosopher influenced the next. While engaging and informative, this can sometimes be a hard read with the intense racism and fatphobia that is referenced and quoted. It's eye-opening on many levels, and should be more widely recommended!
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