Brown Bag Series at the BGSU Women’s Center
“Be Ashamed, Be Very Ashamed: Responses to Fat Shaming,” featuring JoAnna Murphy, doctoral student in American Culture Studies. This presentation will be held from 12-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 in 107 Hanna Hall.
Fat shaming is very real in the U.S. and fat people are fat shamed in public, in popular culture, and at the doctor’s office, among other places. The realities of fat shaming and its impact on people is a discussion that has been taking place within Fat Studies for years. Recently however, popular media outlets are starting to recognize that fat shaming happens, are exploring what it is, and are talking about its potential consequences. Historically, how the news has reported on and responded to certain issues has had larger social and cultural impacts. In this presentation, using discourse analysis, Murphy examines ways fat shaming has been presented on, discussed, and responded to in popular media outlets.