Dr. Joy Cox: Fat Girls in Black Bodies with Brandi Michele

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Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space for womxn at the intersection of fat and Black.

To be a womxn living in a body at the intersection of fat and Black is to be on the margins. From concern-trolling—“I just want you to be healthy”—to outright attacks, fat Black bodies that fall outside dominant constructs of beauty and wellness are subjected to healthism, racism, and misogynoir. The spaces carved out by third-wave feminism…