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Originally published April 13, 2017
Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada recently removed the weigh scale from its student gym citing concerns that some students with body issues might be “triggered” by the scale. In episode 59 of The Fiamengo File professor Fiamengo discusses the bizarre disconnect between feminist assertions and the reality of the science of obesity.
cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects
books.google.ca/books?id=MypEDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=feminist+approaches+to+weight&source=bl&ots=_QA8Sht3P7&sig=NU2iHnopxaA3H9YEz43F8tyxtXA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj736G-7tPSAhVn2IMKHc5sBrg4ChDoAQg8MAc#v=onepage&q=feminist%20approaches%20to%20weight&f=false
Gillian Brown, “Why is Fat a Feminist Issue?” The Body is Not an Apology 2 May 2016.
thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/why-is-fat-a-feminist-issue
FF-069 Feminists Weigh in on Weight
Originally published April 13, 2017
Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada recently removed the weigh scale from its student gym citing concerns that some students with body issues might be “triggered” by the scale. In episode 59 of The Fiamengo File professor Fiamengo discusses the bizarre disconnect between feminist assertions and the reality of the science of obesity.
cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects
books.google.ca/books?id=MypEDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=feminist+approaches+to+weight&source=bl&ots=_QA8Sht3P7&sig=NU2iHnopxaA3H9YEz43F8tyxtXA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj736G-7tPSAhVn2IMKHc5sBrg4ChDoAQg8MAc#v=onepage&q=feminist%20approaches%20to%20weight&f=false
Gillian Brown, “Why is Fat a Feminist Issue?” The Body is Not an Apology 2 May 2016.
thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/why-is-fat-a-feminist-issue
FF-069 Feminists Weigh in on Weight
