Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture
“An eye-opening history about how fatness obtained its stigma in the US. Provocative and illuminating, Farrell unearths fat’s associations with whiteness, citizenship, feminism, and civilization.Fat Shamewill interest scholars of the history and sociology of body politics and those involved in projects of the self, as well as readers who can't help but wonder, ‘When did we start hating fatness? And why?’ Farrell has penned a new classic.” -Kathleen LeBesco,author ofRevolting Bodies? The Struggle to Redefine Fat Identity“In this bold and powerful book, Amy Farrell uncovers the history, meanings, and consequences of fat stigma. With passion, insight, and eloquence, she condemns the many institutions that denigrate fat people, from the medical establishment and diet industry to the popular culture.Fat Shamechallenges Americans of all sizes to accept each other without judgment.” -Elaine Tyler May,author ofAmerica and the Pill: A History of Promise, Peril and Liberation; andHomeward B