{"product_id":"fat-off-fat-on","title":"Fat Off Fat On","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere was no easy way for Kent to navigate personal discovery and self-love. As a dark-skinned, first-generation American facing a myriad of mental health issues and intergenerational trauma, at times Kent’s body felt like a cosmic punishment. In the face of body dysmorphia, homophobia, anti-Blackness, and respectability politics, the pursuit of “high self-esteem” seemed oxymoronic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eFat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a humorous, at times tragic, memoir that follows Kent on her journey to realizing that her body is a gift to be grown into, that sometimes family doesn’t always mean home, and how even ill-fated bisexual romances could free her from gender essentialism. Perfect for readers of Keah Brown’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pretty One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Alida Nugent’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Don’t Have to Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Stephanie Yeboah’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eFattily Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Kent’s debut explores her own lived experiences to illuminate how fatphobia intertwines with other oppressions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt stresses the importance of addressing the violence scored upon our minds and our bodies, and how we might begin the difficult—but joyful—work of setting ourselves free.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312864665982,"sku":"NW9781952177743","price":13.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781952177743.jpg?v=1778529324","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/fat-off-fat-on","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}