Roxane Gay: āFatā is the first insult
Prominent US academic and cultural critic Roxane Gay has spoken to the Ö÷²„“óŠć about the contempt she has faced due to her weight.
āPeople really do view fat as this repulsive thing that they should treat with disdain. Itās the first insult,ā said the writer, best known for her book āBad Feministā and her memoir āHunger".
āOne of the most frustrating things in my career has been that no matter how much I achieve, no matter how high I rise there is some Fred over there who reminds me āoh youāre fatā. And that, in his mind of course, negates everything I have accomplished.ā
Speaking to HARDtalkās Stephen Sackur while visiting London, the author said she believes that peopleās attitudes to being āfatā are slowly beginning to change. āNo matter how much weight I lose, I still think itās important for people to be treated with respect and dignity at any size.ā