Virgie Tovar
Autor(a) de You Have the Right to Remain Fat
About the Author
Virgie Tovar, MA, is a leading expert and lecturer on fat discrimination and body image. She is editor of the anthology Hot Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love and Fashion; and author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat.
Obras por Virgie Tovar
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1982-05-19
- Sexo
- female
- Locais de residência
- San Francisco, California, USA
Membros
Críticas
Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion por Virgie Tovar
I kept putting this book down to go look up the things the essayists were talking about, that's how good and helpful this book is. It's mind-blowing, even if you're aware of fat activism already, when you really take the plunge and start reading unapologetic fats sharing stories like yours and talking about how they started down their path of liberation. Highly recommended.
Very useful for my self-esteem as a fat girl. However, being fierce, aggressive and sensual is just not what I do (size or no size), and the book barely explores the paths of quiet girls to self-acceptance.
I enjoyed the different perspectives that this book had to offer. The women had very different experiences with their weight throughout their lives. Some gave messages of positivity, some admitted they still struggle with accepting their weight. But the overall message of this book was to love yourself and your body, no matter your size or shape. We do live in a society that prizes a very specific body shape and to be outside that "norm" can be very difficult for many people. I think many of us struggle to accept our body type and this book was a great start as far as inspiration and assistance with loving what you've got.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 6
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 214
- Popularidade
- #104,033
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 3
- ISBN
- 15
- Línguas
- 1
