ext_48332 ([identity profile] starstealingirl.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] sebastienne 2009-10-29 03:05 pm (UTC)

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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