Fat Shaming & The Thin Epidemic: Jill Andrew at TEDxYorkU 2014

TEDxYorkU 2014 was held on March 3, 2014 in the Fecan Theatre at York University. The theme for the event was Combustion.

Speaker and Talk Description:

Jill Andrew's lively body image talk addresses fat shaming, fat euphemisms (i.e. plus fashion), and strategies to address what she calls the pervasive "thin epidemic." Jill draws a parallel between 'fatness' and 'blackness' as disruptions to dominant thin centric/Eurocentric body ideals. Jill's key message: "Fat is a description not a prescription, nor an invitation for hate!"

*Caution: talk includes a hilarious sense of humour and some language not suitable for children.

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