Description: Fat Girls in Black Bodies : Creating Communities of Our Own, Paperback by Cox, Joy Arlene Renee; Pinkston, Ta'lor (FRW); Andrew, Jill (AFT); Gailliard-mayabi, Bernadette (AFT), ISBN 1623174996, ISBN-13 9781623174996, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "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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Book Title: Fat Girls in Black Bodies : Creating Communities of Our Own
Item Length: 8.4in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Joy Arlene Renée Cox
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Feminism & Feminist Theory, Discrimination & Race Relations, General, Personal Growth / Self-Esteem
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Self-Help, Health & Fitness, Social Science
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
