The History of Obesity and Body Positivity
"We’ve lost the war on obesity. Fighting fat hasn’t made the fat go away. And being thinner, even if we knew how to successfully accomplish it, will not necessarily make us healthier or happier. The war on obesity has taken its toll. Health at Every Size is the new peace movement." This is a blurb from a Health at Every Size website, and, it sounds pretty good, right? Don't let the talking points fool you, the history of obesity and body positivity is hiding a lot more secrets than you'd think. Prefer to read? Want to check out the sources? Transcripts and more can be found at https://contested-spaces.blogspot.com/ 🍞 Want to help me make more videos? Support the channel over on https://liberapay.com/torres_asdf/ Check me out on Odysee: https://lbry.tv/@torres-asdf:1 Follow me on Twitter: / torres_asdf Timeline of future videos: https://trello.com/b/i5PUGO1g/thought... The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall. -Che

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