It's a start, I suppose. But really, did they have to start their article with an archetypal Headless Fattie photo? In media terms, that's kind of the fatphobic move par excellence.
And while they picked a not-offensive Susie Orbach quote to outline the problem of fatphobia in this article, I'm left wondering why they neglected to contact any actual fat activists (hello, Charlotte Cooper) to make a statement. I sort of feel like trying to reframe attitudes toward fat people as a possible social issue, while failing to really show that there's, you know, a movement with activists and everything, only reinforces an image of fat people as powerless.
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Date: 2009-10-29 03:05 pm (UTC)And while they picked a not-offensive Susie Orbach quote to outline the problem of fatphobia in this article, I'm left wondering why they neglected to contact any actual fat activists (hello, Charlotte Cooper) to make a statement. I sort of feel like trying to reframe attitudes toward fat people as a possible social issue, while failing to really show that there's, you know, a movement with activists and everything, only reinforces an image of fat people as powerless.