While your trauma was a significant contributing factor to your (and others') weight gain, many people are fat or overweight naturally or due to health or socio-economic conditions outside of their control such as certain thyroid conditions or living in a food desert.
One of the predominant, mainstream narratives about fat people is that we choose to be gluttonous and lazy due to selfishness, negligence, or unruly emotions, and you address this societal/media portrayal in your book. As a 'Lane Bryant Fat' girl, what are some ways that I can best be an ally to people who are socially and economically disadvantaged for being a size that American society does not typically accommodate?Ģ. Hi Emma, Roxane, and Our Shared Shelf Friends!įirstly, thank you Emma for this opportunity to engage further with these amazing authors, and thank you Roxane Gay for writing such a powerful, personal work.ġ.
