Summary of Aubrey Gordon's What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 On a flight to Long Beach, a woman was reassigned to a middle seat because her size 28 body took up too much space. She had spent her life avoiding touching men’s hot stoves of anger.

#2 I have found ways to minimize the likelihood of humiliation. I don’t fly often, and when I do, the experience remains punishing at every turn. Still, couples stare at me while I wait to board at the gate, openly discussing my body and trying to sneak a picture.

#3 The physical world is not built for bodies like mine, even as our numbers are growing. I am constantly reminded of this by the people around me, from the man on the plane to the staff at department stores.

#4 Airline seat sizes have been decreasing over the years, and it’s getting harder and harder to fit in them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669387138

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Insights on Aubrey Gordon's What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

On a flight to Long Beach, a woman was reassigned to a middle seat because her size 28 body took up too much space. She had spent her life avoiding touching men’s hot stoves of anger.

#2

I have found ways to minimize the likelihood of humiliation. I don’t fly often, and when I do, the experience remains punishing at every turn. Still, couples stare at me while I wait to board at the gate, openly discussing my body and trying to sneak a picture.

#3

The physical world is not built for bodies like mine, even as our numbers are growing. I am constantly reminded of this by the people around me, from the man on the plane to the staff at department stores.

#4

Airline seat sizes have been decreasing over the years, and it’s getting harder and harder to fit in them.

#5

Airline seats are getting smaller, and some airlines do not publish their policies for how they will treat fat passengers, leaving them wondering when they will be asked to pay the day-of price for an additional seat, and when they will be escorted off the plane.

#6

In 2015,