http://bitchmagazine.org/tag/obesity The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://bitchmagazine.org/article/weighing-reality <p>“Obesity,” declares Charlotte Cooper, author of 1998’s <i>Fat and Proud: The Politics of Size</i>, “is just a word used by people to medicalize fat.” Extra weight, once considered a genetic short straw, is increasingly characterized as a crisis threatening the physical, political, and moral health of our nation—even as large bodies are becoming increasingly visible in popular culture. </p> <p><a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/article/weighing-reality">read more</a></p> http://bitchmagazine.org/article/weighing-reality#comments beauty standards body image Broadcast eating disorders fat phobia health obesity On TV reality tv Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:00:00 -0500 Kyla 138 at http://bitchmagazine.org