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#184: Why Diet Culture Is a Form of Oppression with Virgie Tovar, Fat-Discrimination and Body-Image Expert

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison - February 04, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3K ratings
Activist and author Virgie Tovar returns! We discuss her newest book, You Have the Right to Remain Fat; the intersections between fatphobia, sexism, and diet culture; how dieting is a form of oppression and assimilation; the influence of American history on diet culture; body liberation as a col...

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#100: How the Body-Positive Movement Could Do Better with Virgie Tovar, Fat-Liberation Activist

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison - April 17, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3K ratings
Virgie Tovar returns for our 100th episode! The inimitable fat-acceptance activist shares what she's been up to in the 2 years since she first appeared on Food Psych (episode #45), why you can't be body-positive and actively pursue weight loss at the same time, how the history of the body-positi...

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#45: Fat Acceptance & Body Positivity with Virgie Tovar, Author and Activist

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison - October 20, 2015 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3K ratings
Activist and author Virgie Tovar joins us to discuss why she gave up the battle to lose weight and started focusing on loving her body exactly as it is. We talk about fat acceptance, body positivity, smashing diet culture, embracing feminism, Instagramming your food, and lots more! Virgie Tova...