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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

The racist origins of fat phobia

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

Are You Attracted to Fat Folks?

The idea that being fat is inherently unattractive or ugly still holds a lot of sway for opeople. You have the right to be confident in yourself and also be some one who experiences the ramifications of structural desirability, you argue. Fat folks are being harmed by desire and desirability in more ways than one,. It's not just about who is gaining access to love and to sex, but it's also about who is and is not gaining access to housing and employment.

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