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| double bond, girlfriends, political intelligence, blood pressure, 1991, acetate, plant, humor, adeps, grrl, documentary, delacorte press, fatty j's pizza , | Section Four: Fat, Gender and Feminism View contentHide content political spectrum Capitalism Bad, Tree political spectrum Pretty: Being Purple I don't think the experience of being political spectrum fat is worse for women; I think the experience of being fat is qualitatively different for women. Maybe that's not even what I mean - maybe I mean: the experience of being fat is part of being a woman in the society I live in - whatever size you are. Feministe: Your Priorities Are Showing Here’s the lesson I’m drawing from here: the cultural imperative to be thin is so strong that the FDA is willing to put out a product that’s not terribly effective, prone to abuse, and potentially dangerous. Because there is no risk or discomfort too great to be endured for the sake of being thin. And heavens, no, we’ve never had any problems whatsoever with FDA-approved diet pills **coughphen-fencough**! Body Impolitic: I'll Just Have A Salad Here’s what we mean when we say food is gendered. Women are expected to want salads, vegetables, fancy chocolates, and sweet alcoholic drinks with umbrellas in them. |
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| Apparently we are more desperate than ever to fight the putative battle against obesity, a war that supposedly begins at home. But let's think about it. Even if there is an obesity acetate epidemic—an idea which is acetate thoughtfully disputed by fellow-OUP author J. Eric Oliver in his recent book Fat Politics—why would it be that Americans would suddenly be so hefty? I Hate People: Fat People Are People Too! This is the kind of mentality that a lot of people have engrained on their systems, the kind of acetate mentality that makes them believe that fat people, and especially fat women deserve to be abused. Because “how dare they to be normal?? How dare they show their fat asses and bellies in public? How dare these women not be sexual objects??” Travelling Punk: Navigating the complex world of compliments? ‘Have you lost weight?’ someone called, accusatorially across the office as I turned from the printer to return to my desk. Startled by the tone, I wondered, what have I done, before my mind caught up with the content of the question and my mouth emitted a little, unsure, ‘no…’. |
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