"I didn't really talk to people about being fat until like, the last five or 10 years," she says. "The way that anti-fatness shows up is as an interruption to an otherwise normal existence ... I'm going about sort of trying to get a cup of coffee and somebody tells me they don't want to see me in a sleeveless shirt." She adds: "We are also confronted by the many bystanders who choose not to address it"
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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