{"product_id":"you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-paperback","title":"You Just Need to Lose Weight: And 19 Other Myths about Fat People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAubrey Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAN INDIE \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the great thinkers of our generation . . . I feel fresher and smarter and happier for sitting down with her.\"--Jameela Jamil, iWeigh Podcast \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe co-host of the \u003ci\u003eMaintenance Phase\u003c\/i\u003e podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with the facts to debunk common anti-fat myths and with tools to take action for fat justice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe pushback that shows up in conversations about fat justice takes exceedingly predicable form. \u003ci\u003eLosing weight is easy--calories in, calories out. Fat people are unhealthy. We're in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Fat acceptance \"glorifies obesity.\" The BMI is an objective measure of size and health.\u003c\/i\u003e Yet, these myths are as readily debunked as they are pervasive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\"You Just Need to Lose Weight,\"\u003c\/i\u003e Aubrey Gordon equips readers with the facts and figures to reframe myths about fatness in order to dismantle the anti-fat bias ingrained in how we think about and treat fat people. Bringing her dozen years of community organizing and training to bear, Gordon shares the rhetorical approaches she and other organizers employ to not only counter these pernicious myths, but to dismantle the anti-fat bias that so often underpin them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs conversations about fat acceptance and fat justice continue to grow, \u003ci\u003e\"You Just Need to Lose Weight\"\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential to ensure that those conversations are informed, effective, and grounded in both research and history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAubrey Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e writes under the pseudonym of \"Your Fat Friend,\" illuminating the experiences of fat people and urging greater compassion for people of all sizes. Her work has reached millions of readers and has been translated into 19 languages. She is co-host of the Maintenace Phase podcast and a columnist with \u003ci\u003eSELF\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her work has also been featured in \u003ci\u003eHealth\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGay Mag\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She lives in the Northwest, where she works as a writer and organizer. Connect with her at yourfatfriend.com, and as YrFatFriend on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765751152928,"sku":"9780807006474","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d564ab7fc23e89e0d115eac2c3b1f5d.webp?v=1780278827","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}