But it was impossible to separate the kids’ classes I took from my underlying shame, vulnerability, and deeply rooted fatphobia.

Source: https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/crossfit-kids-training-guide-fitness.html?via=rss

Of course, fatphobia is far from dead now.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/women-fat-shamed-00s_uk_64ad2494e4b07252cc13dd72

So, I was shocked, but I shouldn’t have been because I do know that fatphobia has existed in the Western world since the 18th century and it has overwhelmingly targeted Black women in history.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2023-06-11/online-abuse-of-lizzo-illustrates-connections-of-body-shaming-race-and-gender

So much of that time period is characterised by body shaming, fatphobia, diet culture and toxic beauty ideals that were projected onto female celebrities and then, in turn, passed down to young, impressionable minds.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishabassi/toxic-fat-phobic-moments-celebrity-culture-2000s