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As someone who has been on the wrong side of BMI since puberty & felt that doctors often ignored my problem & focused instead on a scale number that has fluctuated within the same range for decades…I could definitely relate. This book clearly outlines how large, does not equal unhealthy & the hype-focus on size means not focusing on important things, in fact often ignoring them. Great research in this book, mixed with the author‘s experience.

This was sort of interesting. She has an interesting perspective.

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While I liked Unshrinking, I did find some of her arguments to be a bit off. Yes, BMI is a very flawed measurement; many people who aren‘t obese end up being classified that way because of it. However, Manne seems to argue that there‘s really nothing you can do about being fat, so you might as well not bother. As a fat person, I have a problem with this. I know skinny doesn‘t always equal healthy and fat doesn‘t always equal unhealthy. ⬇️

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I am looking forward to starting #Shesaid July #buddyread Unshrinking this weekend. 😀

Just this sentence, in the intro… gutted me. I‘ve read her other books, they are very very excellent in-depth well-researched books. With so much to offer.

But this sentence alone, shows how our society works to silence women, just to make them so uncomfortable with themselves, that they balk at being “public”. That instinctual withdrawl silences whatever they would have said.

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Happy 4th of July to those in the US, happy weekend to everyone else!

As we dive into a new read, thoughts so far?

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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Look at fat phobia from a formerly/“small” fat philosopher. The moral philosophy about what we “owe” others in society was interesting, but a lot of the stuff about issues fat people face in society has been covered better by others, like Aubrey Gordon. Her conviction about abandoning diet culture fell a little flat considering she recently lost 60 lbs. and is in a smaller body, and the coverage of GLP-1s seemed hastily tacked on to the end

Using her own fatness as a jumping off point to excellent effect, Kate Manne tackles fatness and fatphobia in the most persuasive book I‘ve read on the topic. There is some cherry-picking (Glamour is not a great source to cite for surgical outcomes data), but less than I‘ve seen in other books.

NBA shortlist, nonfiction