"There's no such thing as like vanilla anti-fat bias," she says. "Anti-fat bias kind of turns up the volume on existing systems of oppression, right? I think another example is Eric Garner,. Did you know about this? I could not fucking believe it." In 2017, 21-year-old Quantasia Sharpton filed suit against Usher for failing to share his herpes diagnosis with her before she says they slept together. She was just one of three people to suit the singer, but she was the only one who appeared at a press conference. The online response was swift and ruthless.
To celebrate the release of her new book, Aubrey takes Mike on a tour through the statistics and debates surrounding weight bias. Anyone interested in body positivity, airline seats, 'skinny shaming' or the sugar content of melons is legally obligated to join us.
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