The Politics of Size: Perspectives from the Fat Acceptance Movement

529 Pages·2015·7.93 MB·English

by  Ragen Chastain (ed.)

The Politics of Size

The Politics of Size
Perspectives from the Fat Acceptance Movement
Volume 1
Ragen Chastain, Editor
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ThisanthologyisdedicatedtoJudiRichardson(akaJosephineCranberry).Judi
passedsoonaftershecompletedherpieceforthisanthology.Judiwasaforcewithin
theFatAcceptancemovement—inherownwords,she“attendedseveralconventions,
retreats,putonworkshops,participatedinpicketsofantifatbusinesses,marchedto
supportthecause,andpartiedheartyatthedances.”ShealsostartedtheSAFE
meetingsthatcontinueinLAtothisday.ButJudiwasalsoengagedinanotherformof
activism—livingherlifelargeandincharge,refusingtobeheldbackbytheprejudice
thatworkstokeepfatpeoplefrommakingourdreamscometrue.Judipassedaway
surroundedbyherfriendsandsheis,andwillcontinuetobe,missed.
ThankyouJudi,forshowingsomanyofusthewayandhelpingtocreatea
movement.Weallbenefitfromyourworkandwillmoveforwardinyour
honorandtrytodoyouproud.

Contents
Introduction xi
RagenChastain
FATACTIVISM
1. ExpressYourself:FatActivismintheWeb2.0Age 1
CatPausé
2. FierceFatFashion 9
CathyMiller
3. CivilRightsandSizeAcceptance:APersonalHistory 19
JosephineCranberry
4. ResistingNegativeStereotypesofFemaleFatness 31
LoriDonLevan
5. AnatomyofanActivismCampaign:A2003Actionagainst
WeightLossSurgeryMarketing 43
MarilynWann
6. MyFatBody:AnAxisforResearch 55
RebeccaD.Harris
7. ABiggerTent 71
NancyEllis-Ordway
8. DatingWhileFat:OneFierceFatGirl’sExperience 77
JeanetteMiller
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9. BaitandSwitch:CommodificationandAgencyinDietorDie:
TheDollyDimplesWeightReducingPlan 85
KateBrowne
10. AWeightyJudgment:ReflectionsonEthicalEvaluationofSize 97
RoryE.KraftJr.
INTERSECTIONALEXPERIENCES
11. HowIStoppedShouldingonMyself 107
JessicaWilson
12. ThinFatActivism 119
MoniqaPaullet
13. ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre:QueeringaFatIdentity 131
JulianneWotasik
14. WomenofColorinSizeAcceptanceActivism 139
IreneMcCalphinandJuanaTango
15. ThePragmaticAttitudeinFatActivism:RaceandRhetoric
intheFatAcceptanceMovement 151
ErecSmith
16. BlackWomeninFatActivism 163
Rev.Dr.E-KDaufin
17. Cows,Pigs,Whales:NonhumanAnimals,
AntifatBias,andExceptionalistLogics 187
KristenA.Hardy
18. 5F:OnBeingDifferentandLovingIt! 207
Nadav(Nadiva)Antebi
19. “FatDoesn’tCrack”:ExploringYouthPrivilege
intheContextofFat 217
LesleighJ.Owen
20. TalesofaCyborg:AFatCripAssemblage 229
CandiceBuss
Contents ix
AbouttheEditorandContributors 233
Index 239