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033: How Fatphobia Stemmed from Racism
Fierce Fatty Podcast
English - June 09, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 59.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 108 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement bodypositivity overweight bodypositive confidence eatingdisorder fat fatpositive fatpositivity haes healthateverysize Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Did you know that the Western world started being worried about being fat because white people didn't want to resemble black people who they believed were only interested in "fornication and food" and were "lazy"? Yep, surprize surprize it was racism that started our preference for smaller bodies. In this episode I talk about the work of Sabrina Strings and how centuries of racism has effected beauty ideals.
Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/033
We have a lot of links for this episode so I have put them all in a document for you: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tvqp6jrIQzOdIpEaHogAQnnBYJrrzsfqUrIVudv8IE8/edit?usp=sharing