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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
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Another facet of this enforced shrinking is that those with fat bodies are deemed somehow incapable of knowing what is best for them.
Ruby Tandoh • Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want
Just as my friend Bethany is accused of ‘glorifying obesity’ just for having the gumption to exist without shame, Lindy describes being harangued with the same question – ‘isn’t this a slippery slope into poor health?’ – every time she asserts her humanity as a fat woman. As she puts it: ‘The question itself is an assault: it validates the idea tha
... See moreRuby Tandoh • Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want
“I think this is like a widespread public health issue, and the way to start solving it is has got to be part of a bigger collective political movement, really, focusing on solving the inequality of beauty versus the insecurity of beauty, and once the inequality of beauty is addressed, the insecurity will naturally follow that pattern”
Zeynab Mohamed • Can Beauty Be A Source Of Joy?
