Fat Is A Feminist Issue

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Orbach throws out old-fashioned notions of fat being the price one must pay for a life of greed and sloth. She proposes a vastly more complex thesis: namely, that gender inequality makes women fat. "For many women, compulsive eating and being fat have become one way to avoid being marketed or seen as the ideal woman," she writes. In other words, what your fat says about you, is: "Screw you!""Fat expresses a rebellion against the powerlessness of the woman," says Orbach. Aitkenhead, Decca (11 May 2009). "The G2 Interview: Susie Orbach". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016 . Retrieved 17 October 2010. Hebl, M. R., King, E. B., & Perkins, A. (2009). Ethnic differences in the stigma of obesity: Identification and engagement with a thin ideal. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 1165–1172. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.04.017. Gortmaker, S. L., Must, A., Perrin, J. M., Sobol, A. M., & Dietz, W. H. (1993). Social and economic consequences of overweight in adolescence and young adulthood. The New England Journal of Medicine, 329, 1008–1012. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199309303291406. Sitton, S., & Blanchard, S. (1995). Men’s preferences in romantic partners: Obesity vs. addiction. Psychological Reports, 77, 1185–1186.Orbach's relationship with Joseph Schwartz, the father of her two children, ended after more than 30 years. Conroy, Catherine. "Susie Orbach: 40 years on, fat is still a feminist issue". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021 . Retrieved 19 February 2020. Published in the US as: Orbach, Susie; Eichenbaum, Luise (1988). Between women: love, envy, and competition in women's friendships. New York, N.Y.: Viking. ISBN 9780670811410. Goldblatt, P. B., Moore, M. E., & Stunkard, A. J. (1965). Social factors in obesity. Journal of the American Medical Association, 192, 97–102.