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If you or someone you know is seeking support for disordered eating please contact the NEDA.
“When we decide that people’s bodies are wrong because we don’t understand them, we are trying to avoid the discomfort of divesting from an entire body-shame system.”
― Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
The Entertainment Industry has a long standing history of perpetuating unrealistic standards for the human body, and telling stories with casts that are not representative of the community whose story is being told. Check back here for stories and resources celebrating artistry through every body.
In a 2010 study from Yale University estimates suggest a 66% increase in weight discrimination, comparable to the rates of racial discrimination in North America. This statistic by no means is intended to diminish or directly compare weight discrimination to that of racial discrimination or the prevalence of racism in our society and its structures.
The rise is especially significant among women. It is a regular occurrence when society deems an obese person personally responsible for their weight problems as a byproduct of laziness, overeating, and lack of regard for their own appearance. Sizeism is socially acceptable (and often completely legal) socially and in many industries, most notable in entertainment and visual media.
From here stigma takes over.
The rise is especially significant among women. It is a regular occurrence when society deems an obese person personally responsible for their weight problems as a byproduct of laziness, overeating, and lack of regard for their own appearance. Sizeism is socially acceptable (and often completely legal) socially and in many industries, most notable in entertainment and visual media.
From here stigma takes over.
Further Reading
a note on buying books: I encourage you to source your books from locally owned stores, or directly from publishers before opting for the quick purchase from larger corporations. Yes, your book may take a few days longer to arrive. Besides your local storefronts you can head to https://bookshop.org/ which supports small stores and has a wide selection. If you have a suggestion for a book to add to this list please contact me.
The Right to Be Fat , Yofi Tirosh (2012)
Weight Discrimination: One Size Fits All Remedy?, Lucy Wang (2008)
Hunger, Roxanne Gay
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, Sabrina Strings
The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love, Sonya Renee Taylor
You Have the Right to Remain Fat, Virgie Tovar
Fat Activism, A Radical Social Movement, Charlotte Cooper
Body Positive Power, Megan Jayne Crabbe
#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE, Nicole Byer
Weight Discrimination: One Size Fits All Remedy?, Lucy Wang (2008)
Hunger, Roxanne Gay
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, Sabrina Strings
The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love, Sonya Renee Taylor
You Have the Right to Remain Fat, Virgie Tovar
Fat Activism, A Radical Social Movement, Charlotte Cooper
Body Positive Power, Megan Jayne Crabbe
#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE, Nicole Byer
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