Things get personal in our 2nd episode of Is It a Fat Thing? as we get into the realities (eek!) of Fat dating. Strap in for some dodgy live-texting, app-chat, dating horror stories, unpacking what attraction even is for Fats, the unicorn of Fat double dates and how nice it is when we’re in Fat spaces and can just date like normal people. Don’t worry, it’s not all doom and gloom: we celebrate Fat love and our intersectionalities too!

This episode was recorded in August 2024.

Citations

• https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/10/black-patients-bias-prescriptions-pain-management-medicine-opioids
• https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/news/childbirth-pain-relief-study-reveals-inequalities-for-bame-mothers/
• Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fatphobia by Sabrina Strings
• Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun L Harrison

Follow us on Instagram @fatliblondon or Meetup under Fat Liberation London

You can find Nikita on Tik Tok @niktoks or Instagram @nikigramx

Jade is on Instagram and TikTok under @justjadeelouise

Simran can be found on Instagram @simksandhu_ TikTok under @simran_k_s and BlueSky @sksandhu.bsky.social

Our theme tune was composed by Dorian Jackdaw.

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Welcome to Is It a Fat Thing! In our first episode, we get to grips with what fat liberation even is, why fats are so hated on public transport, why body positivity seems to have died a painful death, dodge a potential Lizzo-slander lawsuit, learn about the legacy of the Fat Underground and try to get comfortable in front of a mic for the first time!

This episode was recorded in August 2024

Citations

• NAAFA’s history including the Fat Underground and Judy Freespirit https://naafa.org/history
• NAAFA’s campaign for size freedom https://naafa.org/sizefreedom
• FLARE (Fat Legal Advocacy, Rights and Education) https://www.flareproject.org/
• Matrix as metaphor for the trans experience https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/matrix-trans-metaphor-lana-lilly-wachowski-red-pill-switch-sequels-a9654956.html

Follow us on Instagram @fatliblondon or Meetup under Fat Liberation London

You can find Nikita on Tik Tok @niktoks Instagram under @nikigramx and BlueSky @nikitaatikin.bsky.social

Jade is on Instagram and TikTok under @justjadeelouise

Simran can be found on Instagram @simksandhu_ TikTok under @simran_k_s and BlueSky @sksandhu.bsky.social

Our theme tune was composed by Dorian Jackdaw.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.