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03082aam a22004698i 4500 001 98C1279A830011EB840D63B52BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210312010014 008 200416t20202020cau b 001 0aeng 010 $a 2020006712 020 $a 1623174996 020 $a 9781623174996 035 $a (OCoLC)1134671927 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d OCL $d HBP $d TOH $d UKMGB $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a RC552.O25 $b C69 2020 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Cox, Joy, $e author. 245 10 $a Fat girls in black bodies : $b creating communities of our own / $c Joy Arlene Renee Cox, PhD. 246 30 $a Creating communities of our own 264 1 $a Berkeley, California : $b North Atlantic Books, $c [2020] 300 $a xxiv, 163 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Section 1: Black People, Black Culture, Black Fat -- Chapter 1: Where it all began -- Chapter 2: God and "His" Problem with Fat Folks -- Section 2: To Accept is To Resist -- Chapter 3: To Accept and Be Accepted -- Chapter 4: Acceptance is Choosing Sides -- Chapter 5: Acceptance + Resistance = Activism -- Section 3: My Community, My People -- Chapter 6: It's a Family Reunion! -- Chapter 7: Together We Can Change the World -- Chapter 8: Now That We're Here, What's Next? -- Conclusion: A Love Letter to Fat Girls in Black Bodies. 520 $a "Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space of belonging at the intersection of fat, Black, and female. into three sections--"belonging," "resistance," and "acceptance"--And informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, Fat Girls in Black Bodies breaks down the myths, stereotypes, tropes, and outright lies we've been sold about race, body size, belonging, and health. Cox's razor-sharp cultural commentary exposes the racist roots of diet culture, healthism, and the ways we erroneously conflate body size with personal responsibility. She explores how to reclaim space and create belonging in a hostile world, pushing back against tired pressures of "going along just to get along," and dismantles the institutionally ingrained myths about race, size, gender, and worth that deny fat Black women their selfhood"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Cox, Joy. 650 0 $a Overweight women $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American women $v Biography. 650 0 $a Obesity in women $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Obesity in women $z United States $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a African American women $x Health and hygiene. 650 0 $a African American women $x Psychology. 650 0 $a Body image in women $z United States. 655 7 $a Personal Narratives. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Self-help publications. $2 lcgft 941 $a 2 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909062042.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210312010125.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=98C1279A830011EB840D63B52BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search