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Cat Pausé (she/her)
@FOMNZ
*Fatlicious. Feminist. Glorifying obesity since '09. Tearing down white supremacy w/my fat fingers. Friend of Marilyn pod. Sociology, Public Health, Fat Studies
Sep 3, 2018 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
At the end of May, I travelled to Queenstown, one of the loveliest towns in New Zealand, to attend the Critical Health Education Studies Conference (aka, CHESS, #CHESS18, @CritHealthStud) crithealthstud.org/page/ Queenstown, btw, is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and I highly recommend going there if you have the chance!
Aug 28, 2018 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Today in #FatStudyGroup, we are reading Kasten, G. (2018). A discussion of weight bias, its intersections with homophobia, racism, and misogyny. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 79(3), 133-138. dcjournal.ca/doi/10.3148/cj… This article is a version of a Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture given by Dr. Kasten in June 2018 to the Dietitians of Canada’s conference.
Jul 22, 2018 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Hello to my new followers! My name is Cat, and I’m a Fat Studies scholar and fat activist in New Zealand
about.me/friendofmarilyn My scholarship explores the impact of fat stigma on the health and well-being of fat people. Fat stigma is a social determinant of health, and may explain most of the morbidity and mortality associated with fatness.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Jun 29, 2018 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Today in #FatStudyGroup, we reading Chs9-10 of Solovay, S. (2000). Tipping the scales of justice. Amherst, New York, USA: Prometheus Books. In the ninth chapter, Solovay reviews how weight often intersects with other (usually protected) categories, such as gender and/or race. She provides several examples of cases where this has occurred, and how the courts have negotiated the issue.
Jun 28, 2018 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Today in #FatStudyGroup, we are reading Chs 7-8 of Solovay, S. (2000). Tipping the scales of justice. Amherst, New York, USA: Prometheus Books. In chapter seven, Solovay asserts the importance of (and right to) being judged by one’s peers; and yet, fat people can be dismissed from serving on a jury because of their weight in the US.
Jun 27, 2018 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Today in #FatStudyGroup, we are reading Chs4-6 of Solovay, S. (2000). Tipping the scales of justice. Amherst, New York, USA: Prometheus Books. In chapter four, Solovay focuses in on the stigma and discrimination fat children face in educational settings. She cites the 1994 report from National Education Association, and outlines in the chapter the ways that educational settings may be hostile to fat children.
Jun 26, 2018 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Today in #FatStudyGroup, we are reading the first three chapters of Solovay, S. (2000). Tipping the scales of justice. Amherst, New York, USA: Prometheus Books. Solovay opens the book by telling the story of Marlene Corrigan, a woman who was tried for felony child abuse/endangerment after her super fat child died (of unknown causes; an autopsy was not conducted).
Jun 23, 2018 • 31 tweets • 5 min read
After four years without a primary healthcare provider, I finally got a new doctor. This is my story. Going to the doctor can be very intimidating for fat people. We never know if healthcare providers will treat us with respect, hear our concerns, and see past the size of our bodies.