Unfortunately listened to this over lunch. She basically equates fat bias and discrimination to racism. Learned about "thin privilege" and the fact that airline seatbelts not fitting fatty's is a form of oppression. 40 minute segment and the health hazards of being obese aren't even mentioned...the fact that doctors weigh you is a form of oppression. When a doctor tells you you need to lose weight they're dicriminating against fatties.
Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith says efforts to fight childhood obesity have caused kids to absorb an onslaught of body-shaming messages. We talk about thin privilege, how to neutralize food and the word "fat," and how diet culture hurts everyone. Her new book is Fat Talk.
I think she's biased in her assessment....
Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith says efforts to fight childhood obesity have caused kids to absorb an onslaught of body-shaming messages. We talk about thin privilege, how to neutralize food and the word "fat," and how diet culture hurts everyone. Her new book is Fat Talk.
I think she's biased in her assessment....