{"product_id":"fat-girls-in-black-bodies-creating-communities-of-our-own-paperback","title":"Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Arlene Renee Cox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTa'lor Pinkston\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJill Andrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space for womxn at the intersection of fat and Black\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo be a womxn living in a body at the intersection of fat and Black is to be on the margins. From concern-trolling--\"I just want you to be healthy\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e--to outright attacks, fat Black bodies that fall outside dominant constructs of beauty and wellness are subjected to healthism, racism, and misogynoir. The spaces carved out by third-wave feminism and the fat liberation movement fail at true inclusivity and intersectionality; fat Black womxn need to create their own safe spaces and community, instead of tirelessly laboring to educate and push back against dominant groups. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStructured into three sections--\"belonging,\" \"resistance,\" and \"acceptance\"--and informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, \u003ci\u003eFat Girls in Black Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e breaks down the myths, stereotypes, tropes, and outright lies we've been sold about race, body size, belonging, and health. Dr. Joy Cox's razor-sharp cultural commentary exposes the racist roots of diet culture, healthism, and the ways we erroneously conflate body size with personal responsibility. She explores how to reclaim space and create belonging in a hostile world, pushing back against tired pressures of \"going along just to get along,\" and dismantles the institutionally ingrained myths about race, size, gender, and worth that deny fat Black womxn their selfhood.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDR. JOY ARLENE RENEE COX is a Philadelphia native, born on the blessed thirty-first day of December. Joy is a claircognizant Capricorn that thrives through connection and love, rooting for the underdogs in life to take their rightful place as overcomers. She is also a doctor; she received her PhD from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in 2018. Her field of work is centered on fatness, identity, and social change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReflective of the name she bears, Joy has the cheeks to outsmile her detractors. Reflective of her work in print, she has the research to back up her claims. While the spotlight has never been a position she'd prefer to stand in, Joy does believe in speaking up and advocating for what's right. She is the host of the pro-fat, pro-Black podcast \u003ci\u003eFresh Out the Cocoon\u003c\/i\u003e and has been featured in articles by the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSELF\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Joy has also been on several podcasts, such as \u003ci\u003ePositive Nutrition\u003c\/i\u003e with Paige Smathers and \u003ci\u003eFood Psych\u003c\/i\u003e with Christy Harrison. Dr. Cox is simply a conduit through which love, wisdom, and justice flow. Her pride is in her people and her values. Her strength is in her disposition and her intuition.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769243107616,"sku":"9781623174996","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2b3da1e75b689aa176ca73e4adf634b9.webp?v=1780344201","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fat-girls-in-black-bodies-creating-communities-of-our-own-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}