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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat
- Written by: Aubrey Gordon
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Aubrey Gordon unearths the cultural attitudes and social systems that have led to people being denied basic needs because they are fat and calls for social justice movements to be inclusive of plus-sized people's experiences. Unlike the recent wave of memoirs and quasi self-help books that encourage readers to love and accept themselves, Gordon pushes the discussion further towards authentic fat activism, which includes ending legal weight discrimination, giving equal access to health care for large people, increased access to public spaces, and ending anti-fat violence.
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One for the home shelf
- By Britney on 2021-01-16
- What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat
- Written by: Aubrey Gordon
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
Fantastic intersectional primer on anti-fatness
Reviewed: 2020-11-28
Excellent book on anti-fatness that combines research, memoir, and the stories of other fat people. Critical reading for those doing social justice work, or in organizational leadership.
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The Skin We're In
- A Year of Black Resistance and Power
- Written by: Desmond Cole
- Narrated by: Desmond Cole
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Puncturing the bubble of Canadian smugness and naive assumptions of a post-racial nation, Cole chronicles just one year - 2017 - in the struggle against racism in this country. It was a year that saw calls for tighter borders when black refugees braved frigid temperatures to cross into Manitoba from the States, Indigenous land and water protectors resisting the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, police across the country rallying around an officer accused of murder, and more.
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A must read!
- By denise gloade on 2020-02-27
- The Skin We're In
- A Year of Black Resistance and Power
- Written by: Desmond Cole
- Narrated by: Desmond Cole
Excellent - required reading for white settlers
Reviewed: 2020-04-05
Cole's book was ever better than I hoped. Inciseve, reflective, well-researched, and, amazingly hopeful.
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