Best for: Fat people looking for solidarity and words they can use when faced with anti-fat bias. Thinner people who need to learn some truths. In a nutshell: Writer and podcaster Gordon shared 20 well-researched essays tackling myths related to fatness and anti-fat bias. Worth quoting: “The cultural mandate for fat people to lose weight isn’t about health — it’s about power and privilege.” “Doctors’ prejudices mean they provide fat patients with lesser care, in turn, leading fat patients to less accurate diagnoses and less […]
Anti-Fat Bias Is Real
You Just Need to Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
