Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own
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By Joy Arlene Renee Cox Ph.D., Ta'lor Pinkston (Foreword by), Jill Andrew Ph.D. (Afterword), Bernadette M. Gailliard PH.D. (Afterword)
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Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space for womxn at the intersection of fat and Black
To be a womxn living in a body at the intersection of fat and Black is to be on the margins. From concern-trolling"I just want you to be healthy"to outright attacks, fat Black bodies that fall outside dominant constructs of beauty and wellness are subjected to healthism, racism, and misogynoir. The spaces carved out by third-wave feminism and the fat liberation movement fail at true inclusivit...
To be a womxn living in a body at the intersection of fat and Black is to be on the margins. From concern-trolling"I just want you to be healthy"to outright attacks, fat Black bodies that fall outside dominant constructs of beauty and wellness are subjected to healthism, racism, and misogynoir. The spaces carved out by third-wave feminism and the fat liberation movement fail at true inclusivit...


