NAAFA Community Voices Blog

Sharing thoughts and ideas from fat community.

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From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Media, Medical Darliene Howell From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Media, Medical Darliene Howell

Media and Research Roundup - November 2022

CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the Media & Research Roundup may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language.

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media & Research Roundup. This issue features: NAAFA's Chair, Tigress Osborn, responds to Kanye West's incorrect and anti-fat comments about Lizzo's weight; Was COVID's severity due to fat being a risk factor or was it poor medical treatment of fat folx?; Coverage of a fat-positive summer camp experience called Camp Roundup; and more!

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From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Media Darliene Howell From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Media Darliene Howell

Media and Research Roundup - September 2022

Content Warning: Some references to fat shaming in medical offices and movies

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media & Research Roundup. This issue features: Comedian Sofie Hagen writes about her fat liberation journey, fat shaming by medical staff, research on fat’s connection to the brain, a new fat black-latino gay hero in the comic book series "Black Vans", the use of a fat suit in the movie, The Whale.

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