Fat girls in black bodies : creating communities of our own

The Resource Fat girls in black bodies : creating communities of our own

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Fat girls in black bodies : creating communities of our own

Title remainder

creating communities of our own

Statement of responsibility

Joy Arlene Renee Cox, PhD

Language

eng

Summary

"Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space of belonging at the intersection of fat, Black, and female. into three sections--"belonging," "resistance," and "acceptance"--And informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, Fat Girls in Black Bodies breaks down the myths, stereotypes, tropes, and outright lies we've been sold about race, body size, belonging, and health. Cox's razor-sharp cultural commentary exposes the racist roots of diet culture, healthism, and the ways we erroneously conflate body size with personal responsibility. She explores how to reclaim space and create belonging in a hostile world, pushing back against tired pressures of "going along just to get along," and dismantles the institutionally ingrained myths about race, size, gender, and worth that deny fat Black women their selfhood"--

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Provided by publisher

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

362.1963/980092
B

Index

index present

LC call number

RC552.O25

LC item number

C69 2020

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

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