Portland Public Library

Fattily ever after, Stephanie Yeboah

eng

autobiography

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Fattily ever after

1136873860

Stephanie Yeboah

Twenty-nine-year-old plus-size blogger Stephanie Yeboah has experienced racism and fat-phobia throughout her life. From being bullied at school to being objectified and humiliated in her dating life, Stephanie's response to discrimination has always been to change the narrative around body-image and what we see as beautiful. In her debut book, Fattily Ever After, Stephanie Yeboah speaks openly and courageously about her own experience on navigating life as a black, plus-sized woman telling it how it really is and how she has managed to find self-acceptance in a world where judgment and discrimination are rife. Featuring stories of every day misogynoir and being fetishised, to navigating the cesspit of online dating and experiencing loneliness, Stephanie shares her thoughts on the treatment of black women throughout history, the marginalisation of black, plus-sized women in the media (even within the body-positivity movement) whilst drawing on wisdom from other black fat liberation champions along the way. Peppered with insightful tips and honest advice and boldly illustrated throughout, this inspiring and powerful book is essential reading for a generation of black, plus-sized women, helping them to live their life openly, unapologetically and with confidence

Body positivity? OK... but give Black womxn back their things -- Black, fat womxn are more than your sassys and mammies -- Navigating the cesspit of fuckery that is... dating! -- Desexualization or hypersexualization : what is the truth? -- 36-24-36? In this economy? -- This fat body has been complicit in breaking my brain! -- Hyperpigmentation? It must be the fat -- The Lizzo effect, otherwise known as "about fucking time" -- Dear body... I'm sorry -- Plus-size brands

Fattily ever after, a Black fat girl's guide to living life unapologetically