Book details

  • Genre:self-help
  • Sub-genre:Eating Disorders & Body Image
  • Language:English
  • Pages:174
  • eBook ISBN:9781772775365

On Fat and Faith

Ending Weight Stigma Yourself Your Sanctuary and Society

By Rev. Dr. E-K Daufin

Overview


On Fat And Faith is bell hooks' Ain't I a Woman? meets The F*ck It Diet, with more than a little Jambalaya in the jam. Learn what you can do to end weight stigma and about Black women dealing with race, gender, class and weight stigmatizing assaults of family, whitemalegod, workplace and the media. If you are a liberal-faithed or Goddess guided, open-minded Fat person who has stopped dieting, or are simply an ally to one, this book will empower. It will strengthen your Fat positive resolve to beat back the big body bashing that is so common and cruel, even in your church or temple and even by otherwise well-meaning people and practices. "Dr. Daufin is a national treasure and so is her book, On Fat and Faith! She is a brilliant Fat studies scholar who communicates her academic ideas in witty ways.
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Description


On Fat And Faith is bell hooks' Ain't I a Woman? meets The F*ck It Diet, with more than a little Jambalaya in the jam. Learn what you can do to end weight stigma and about Black women dealing with race, gender, class and weight stigmatizing assaults of family, whitemalegod, workplace and the media. If you are a liberal-faithed or Goddess guided, open-minded Fat person who has stopped dieting, or are simply an ally to one, this book will empower. It will strengthen your Fat positive resolve to beat back the big body bashing that is so common and cruel, even in your church or temple and even by otherwise well-meaning people and practices. "Dr. Daufin is a national treasure and so is her book, On Fat and Faith! She is a brilliant Fat studies scholar who communicates her academic ideas in witty ways.
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About The Author


Rev. Dr. E-K Daufin is a Fat Liberation Movement High Priestess and Poet Laureate. She's an intersectional, Black, feminist, race, class, and weight equity community activist. She earned degrees at The Ohio State and Morgan State universities. She has worked with NAAFA, ASDAH, AEJMC, the Popular Culture Association's Fat Studies, Black demographics, women's health, and ecology areas. She's been in ESSENCE, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, as well as New York, Ohio, California, and Alabama Public Television and other media.
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