033: How Fatphobia Stemmed from Racism

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