Jul 3, 2023
To Be Fat, Black, and Ugly In America with Da'Shaun Harrison
Today's History Story: Our Hatred Of Fat Is Actually Anti-Black
In many ways, the health and wellness industry is killing Black people. For our audacity to exist with melanated skin, we’ve historically endured subjugation, political and economic disenfranchisement, and centuries-long death. And it hasn’t stopped yet.
We’ll talk about it with today’s guest, Da’Shaun L. Harrison. Da’Shaun is a self-described Black, fat, trans, disabled, queer abolitionist, community organizer, writer, and editor at Scalawag magazine.
Their award-winning book, Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness, explores desirability politics, gender, policing, and the fallacies of healthiness.
To learn more about their work and to purchase their book Belly of the Beast: The Politic of Anti-Fatness, visit www.dashaunharrison.com.
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