Roxane Gay: 鈥楩at鈥� is the first insult
Prominent US academic and cultural critic Roxane Gay has spoken to the 麻豆社 about the contempt she has faced due to her weight.
鈥淧eople really do view fat as this repulsive thing that they should treat with disdain. It鈥檚 the first insult,鈥� said the writer, best known for her book 鈥淏ad Feminist鈥� and her memoir 鈥淗unger".
鈥淥ne of the most frustrating things in my career has been that no matter how much I achieve, no matter how high I rise there is some Fred over there who reminds me 鈥榦h you鈥檙e fat鈥�. And that, in his mind of course, negates everything I have accomplished.鈥�
Speaking to HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur while visiting London, the author said she believes that people鈥檚 attitudes to being 鈥榝at鈥� are slowly beginning to change. 鈥淣o matter how much weight I lose, I still think it鈥檚 important for people to be treated with respect and dignity at any size.鈥�
