Brazen Bibliophage

It’s the most mythical time of the year!

No, not those myths. Not the ones about Norse, Roman, or Greek gods. These myths are the insidious myths created to denigrate fat people.

Today’s edition features a book that tackles the core of most New Year’s resolutions: weight loss.

In “You Just Need To Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, the utterly delightful Aubrey Gordon shares 19 (!) pervasive falsities about fat people. She debunks each myth using facts and figures that you can employ to change the conversation around fat.

Whether you’re a fat person wanting to challenge people’s beliefs about fat or a thin person who comments on the size of other people’s bodies and expounds on the value of thinness (intentionally or not), this book is for you!
If you’re tired of constantly trying to change your body to fit some thin ideal, this book will educate you on what’s behind the ideas and show you other ways to think about your body. Then, you can advocate for yourself and other fat people.

Not much of a spoiler, but the bottom line is you don’t need to lose weight and you don’t have to buy into the anti-fatness rampant in society.

In case you didn’t know, Aubrey Gordon hosts a hilarious and informative podcast, Maintenance Phase, where she and co-host Michael Hobbes debunk wellness and weight loss. Definitely check it out, too.