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I can't imagine carrying around that kind of hurt silently. That her size is tied up in her trauma is heartbreaking (because of the trauma) and must have come as a deep revelation to her family who only learned about it after the publication of Bad Feminist (you can read my review of that book here).
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See how this memoir about her body turned into an internal debate about my own? She's so honest about herself it asks the reader to be honest too. I know that being fat leads to shame and judgment - it's part of why three times a week, I force myself outside to run. I know that society values thin people more than fat. Because I've internalized all the same things Roxane talks about regarding body image. I've been able to quiet the external voice but my internal voice is still a struggle. (Also me looking through magazines: hmmm look at those abs - I get it, our culture is sick with objectification of bodies, all bodies). I have had many of the same thoughts she voices regarding body image and none of the violet criticism she's received from being a fat person in a public space.Īlso, WTF is wrong with people? From comments she receives to strangers pulling food from her grocery cart, why do humans believe it's appropriate to comment on other bodies. In Hunger, I love how straightforwardly she talks about the burdens of her body.
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It took one round of mowing the grass and one road trip to finish up this brief but necessary read.