Representation: fat and Black author, mentions of impacts to lgbtqia+ community 

I have not seen many people talking about this book and that is a shame! Because it is excellent. This book was not written for me as a white woman, but I really value this book for what it taught me about being a Black fat womxn living in today’s times. And I really felt seen in the portions that discuss fatness. 

This book’s description says, “Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space for womxn at the intersection of fat and Black.” I can’t describe it better myself. Joy dives into what it’s like being in a body at the intersection of fat and Black. The book is broken down into three sections: Belonging, Resistance, and Acceptance. Joy uses a lot of fact-based information, as well as tales from others and her lived experiences to critique diet culture and our society. 

Joy breaks the many myths around fatness and highlights how diet culture has taught us to fear fatness, as well as how society has taught us white is the default. Which should not be the case. . 

This book is important. We owe Black womxn so much for the work they have done to make space for fat folks, and this book is a reminder we can’t forget that. This is a quick read (under 200 pages of text) and I would highly recommend it for anyone.