"You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People

The pushback that shows up in conversations about anti-fatness takes exceedingly predictable forms: Losing 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 BML is an objective measure of size and health. Yet, these myths are as readily debunked as they are pervasive. In "You Just Need to Lose Weight," 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 not only to counter these pernicious myths but also to dismantle the anti-fat bias that so often underpins them. Grounded in research and history, "You Just Need to Lose Weight" is an essential tool for having effective conversations around fat acceptance and fat justice.