Victoria W. Wolcott
@vwidgeon.bsky.social
Professor of History and Gender Institute Director at the University at Buffalo. Writes about race, gender, utopia, and urban life.
Reposted by Victoria W. Wolcott
All of the lessons that The Biggest Loser taught—from disordered eating to ruthless self talk—all of that came because we culturally thought it was beneficial & entertaining to abuse fat people. Anti-fat bigotry was the spoonful of sugar that helped the medicine go down. It was a feature, not a bug.
August 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
All of the lessons that The Biggest Loser taught—from disordered eating to ruthless self talk—all of that came because we culturally thought it was beneficial & entertaining to abuse fat people. Anti-fat bigotry was the spoonful of sugar that helped the medicine go down. It was a feature, not a bug.