Why read Fat Off, Fat On?

Book cover of Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto

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In this disarming and candid memoir, cultural critic Clarkisha Kent unpacks the kind of compounded problems you face when you’re a fat, Black, queer woman in a society obsessed with heteronormativity.

There was no easy way for Kent to navigate personal discovery and self-love. As a dark-skinned, first-generation American facing…

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1 author picked Fat Off, Fat On as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ernest Owens

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This book proved to me that you can be both funny and brutally honest, insightful and sobering.

Kent, who’s been a rising star in media, holds back no punches in this gut-wrenching that explores sexuality, body positivity, gender, race, and all of the societal afflictions that come with one learning to embrace themselves unapologetically.

The book not only explores the ideas we already have on such subject matter, but challenges us to rethink everything we often promote as positive affirmation.

It’s the kind of book you read multiple times as a pathway to becoming a more empathic person to individuals…

From Ernest's list on The best books on modern-day Black social consciousness.