Tag: Fatphobia

In this fast-paced world, it’s crucial to unpack the two formidable adversaries that lurk in our society’s shadows: ableism and fatphobia. Ableism, with its roots in discrimination against people with disabilities, and fatphobia, the unjust prejudice against individuals based on their bo...

We need to confront our societally bred fear of fatness, because of the society in which we live where fatphobia is rampant and there are so many morals tied to weight, both to the weight of ourselves and to the weight of others, that can lead us to engage in disordered eating. Even if you’...

I’m writing this at the time when the “New Year, New Me” wind is starting to circulate. The shame of “holiday eating”, the sugar demon, and jokes about elastic waists begin to build their momentum for the year. There will be sign up for bootcamps, restrictive diets, det...