pickThis book was so hard to read. Not because it's boring or badly written, but because of the topic. Fatphobia is deeply rooted in our society and keeps on destroying lives. Yes, fatphobia kills. That's why this book is so important. Read it! We all are a part of it, unless we decide to quit it. Especially the chapter about fatphobia and racism/colonialism taught me a lot.
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And here's my last #BookSpinBingo board for 2025. Funny enough, my #BookSpin is the same book as my #CasttheDie choice. Nr. 20 is a Free Choice and I'll take what I can, because I'm still not sure how my reading is going to be this month.
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Numbers 18 & 19 in #CasttheDie are my Free Choices, so I think I count any book I manage to read this month towards that 😅 Number 10 is this book I got from the library and plan to read soon. I'd rather read some Christmas romance, but it can't all be happy and sweet all the time, right?
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pickWould love to be able to hand this book out like a pamphlet.
An incredible resource, full of both vulnerable personal experience and great research, clearly stating the troubled history, the debunking, the way forward for each myth.
I love that each chapter ends with action items and/or reflection questions. I love that Gordon is consistently thinking in nuanced terms of people representing multiple marginal identities. 1/?
A damn low bar for decency, but I'm glad we're leading the pack in some ways. 🇨🇦♥️
“...let us name our own bodies.“
...“all of us have a responsibility to get support in a way that doesn't threaten someone else's dignity or healing.“
“Capitalism is not and will not be a source of justice for any of us.“
pickAs 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.
pickThis was sort of interesting. She has an interesting perspective.
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