dismantling fatphobia

 
 

[Video] TED Talk by Kelli Drinkwater: Enough with the Fear of Fat (12:11 minutes)

TED Talk Knowledge Check

What does the speaker consider the antidote to our body-shaming culture is?

  • Losing weight
  • Ignoring others' opinions
  • Radical body politics
  • Therapy

True or False: According to the speaker, Kelli Jean Drinkwater, the real elephant in the room is fatphobia.

  • True
  • False

[Video] Festival TV: Nothing to Lose (5:55 minutes)

[Video] Nothing to Lose: Sydney Festival 2015 | Kate Champion & Kelli Jean Drinkwater (2:35 minutes)

Nothing to Lose Knowledge Check

True or False: The director of Nothing to Lose didn't feel it was important to have someone on the creative team who had lived experience in a larger body.

  • True
  • False

True or False: The typical dancer body seen on stage is not typically representative of a performance's audience.

  • True
  • False

[Video] We Are Here, Now Hear Us — Voices from the Higher Weight Community (42 minutes)

Knowledge Check

True or False: Every person in a larger body is comfortable reclaiming the word "fat" and it's ok to use it freely when discussing bodies.

  • True
  • False

True or False: Catering your treatment or space to the most marginalized individual is beneficial because in the process you often capture the needs of others who have more privilege. This is not the case when you cater your treatment to the most privileged individual (i.e. thin white women).

  • True
  • False