Episode 57: Gotta Smooch ‘Em All

This week we talk about fatphobia in the news in Britain and Japan plus a promising new sitcom with a fat female indigenous protagonist. We also look the question of whether life for fat folks is getting better, and how can you tell?

Pop Culture

• Daily Mail | Is Prue Leith (of all people!) right to demand a school ban on sugary snacks? Great British Bake Off judge reveals a cake ban would just be the start... and that packed lunches should be outlawed too

• Rutherford Falls trailer

Fat Watch

• Forbes | Three Body Confidence Crusaders On Finding Self-Acceptance In Fitness, Fashion And Everyday Life

Main Topic: Are people finally being held accountable for fatphobic behavior?

• Washington Post | Olympics creative director quits after suggesting that plus-size female comedian pose as ‘Olympig’

Tip

• Hollaback! Free Bystander Intervention Training To Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenopobic Harassment Training