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04-05-24, 06:24 AM | |||
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NPR, "In 'Unshrinking,' a writer discusses [...]" [Kate Manne; exercise mention]
In 'Unshrinking,' a writer discusses coming out as fat and pushing back against bias
I was searching NPR for something related to my last article-related thread (more about this article appears below!) and happened to find this recent interview, in which author Kate Manne ['KM' below] "spoke with NPR contributor and primary care physician Mara Gordon ['MG' below] about [her new book] Unshrinking." This part is especially relevant to VF: Quote:
VFers may have noticed an echo of the longstanding VF guidelines: "Discussions of diet, though they may not start out this way, tend focus on diet and exercise for weight loss, rather than diet and exercise for health and self esteem. Video Fitness wishes to promote the latter" and "[...] we ask that posters stay away from criticism of a particular instructor's (or cast member's) physique or other qualities that have no bearing on the quality of the workout. Everyone has their own definition of physical beauty, and fit women and men come in all shapes and sizes. Such criticism undermines the inclusiveness of this Forum." The NPR article ("Want to get stronger? Try weightlifting") in that thread linked above mentions a similar sort of reframing: Quote:
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