Keyword Fatphobia

In a Latine immigrant household, a single mother is forced to confront the relationship she has with food, her body, and her daughter.

What is fatphobia and what can be done to overcome it? With poetic illustrations and painful, compelling testimony, Tales of Ordinary Fatphobia offers multiple examples of the psychological effects of weight-based discrimination and bullying on adolescent girls.

Personal stories taken from a survey on how women's lives are affected by a culture obsessed with body image and thinness.

Singer-actor Mélissa Bédard and comedian Christine Morency examine the many prejudices and preconceived ideas about overweight people in this sensitive and authentic exploration of fatphobia.