Document Type

Opinion Piece

Fatphobia and the importance of confronting our own stigma

Authors

Leah Savage, University of Maine

Publisher

The Maine Campus

Publication Date

3-29-2021

Abstract/ Summary

In the wake of a year spent sitting around and doing nothing but thinking, I have been searching for new vices to tame my anxious mind and, to put it simply, new ways of thinking. Frankly, after a year of way too much time to myself, I am sick of my own tired thoughts. One of these new found vices has been serial listening to podcasts on Spotify. This is what led me to the “Maintenance Phase” podcast and to discovering a topic that has impacted my entire life, one that I was practically raised on, but had really never taken the time to understand: fatphobia.

Identifier

Social_Justice_Maine_Campus_2021-03-29_2021-04-29b

Repository Citation

Savage, Leah, "Fatphobia and the importance of confronting our own stigma" (2021). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 313.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/313

Version

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