Current:Home > FinanceAuthor Aubrey Gordon Wants To Debunk Myths About Fat People -FutureWise Finance
Author Aubrey Gordon Wants To Debunk Myths About Fat People
View
Date:2025-04-15 06:26:58
People sometimes object when Aubrey Gordon describes herself as fat. It's not that they're disputing her size, she says. Rather, they're acting out on their assumptions about what it means to be a fat person.
Gordon is the author of "'You Just Need To Lose Weight' and 19 other Myths about Fat People." In the book, she explores and debunks pervasive societal myths about fat people.
In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
Email us at [email protected].
This episode was produced by Seyma Bayram, Kat Lonsdorf and Michael Levitt. It was edited by William Troop and Sarah Handel. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
veryGood! (13451)
Related
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam comeback ends in first-round loss at Australian Open
- Dolphins vs. Chiefs NFL playoff game was 'most-streamed live event' ever, NBC says
- Could Callum Turner Be the One for Dua Lipa? Here's Why They're Sparking Romance Rumors
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes Are Twinning & Winning in New Photos From Kansas City Chiefs Game
- Some schools reopen and garbage collection resumes in Japan’s areas hardest-hit by New Year’s quake
- Dolphins vs. Chiefs NFL playoff game was 'most-streamed live event' ever, NBC says
- A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
- Can Mike McCarthy survive this? Cowboys' playoff meltdown jeopardizes coach's job security
Ranking
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Could Callum Turner Be the One for Dua Lipa? Here's Why They're Sparking Romance Rumors
- Chelsea Handler Takes Aim at Ex Jo Koy's Golden Globes Hosting Monologue at 2024 Critics Choice Awards
- Father of fallen NYPD officer who advocated for 9/11 compensation fund struck and killed by SUV
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- India’s main opposition party begins a cross-country march ahead of a crucial national vote
- NYC orders building that long housed what was billed as the country’s oldest cheese shop demolished
- UN agency chiefs say Gaza needs more aid to arrive faster, warning of famine and disease
Recommendation
Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger, wounded in Jan. 4 shootings, dies early Sunday
Pope says he hopes to keep promise to visit native Argentina for first time since becoming pontiff
Bulls fans made a widow cry. It's a sad reminder of how cruel our society has become.
NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
Winter storms bring possible record-breaking Arctic cold, snow to Midwest and Northeast
An Icelandic town is evacuated after a volcanic eruption sends lava into nearby homes
Texas physically barred Border Patrol agents from trying to rescue migrants who drowned, federal officials say