In honor of the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking book, Shadows On A Tightrope, some of the biggest names in fat positivity are writing blog posts about their experiences with the book.
Rather than write my own, I’ve decided to be a hub for these posts. I’ll be updating throughout the day, so check back here to join the carnival! By the way, these are in no particular order!
- “Out Of The Shadows” by Ragen Chastain
- “Changing How You Think About Your Body for Good” by Kimberly Dark
- “Parallel Lives” by Lara Frater
- “Shadow on a Tightrope: the book that made me fat” by Charlotte Cooper
- “Up Hill Both Ways: 30th Anniversary of Shadow on a Tightrope” by Jeanette DePatie
- “The Vision Has Never Changed” by Rochelle Rice
- “Shadow On A Tightrope Turns 30” by Peggy Elam
- “Fat People Of The World, Unite!” by Jassie Stokes
- “Nothing About Us Without Us” by Pattie Thomas
- “Shadow on a Tightrope” by April Lashbrook
- “Shadow on a Tightrope: Continuing to Throw Its Weight Around” by Esther Rothblum, Ph.D.
- “30 Years Out of the Shadows” by Kathy
- “Shadow on a Tightrope 30th Anniversary” by Rebecca Trujillo Batty
- “Hidden Treasure” by Sharon Robinson
More to come! Check back here throughout the day!
Got my post up late because I was at the National Women’s Studies Association conference doing fat studies things!
http://parttimewheeler.blogspot.com/2013/11/30th-anniversary-of-shadow-on-tightrope.html
Just to add a male voice…this wonderful, groundbreaking book published material that previously could only be found in a privately-published many-page pamphlet or manifesto put out by the Fat Underground of Los Angeles collective in the 1970’s. I thought at the time that it would save many lives, and was very happy when the feminist press picked it up. Thank you, feminists!
Historical note: Some people in size acceptance (in general) and some on the NAAFA board of directors thought it to be too radical at the time. It was like pulling teeth to get the board to authorize the bookstore to carry the manifesto. However, since then, the most energy-intensive part of the size acceptance movement has been driven by those who did not share that very limited view. The politics of size can be very divisive at times.
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