Episode Details

CPSolvers: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series

Episode 23 – Anti-Blackness, Anti-Fatness, and Food Shaming

Show Notes by Humza A. Siddiqui

October 31, 2023

Summary: This episode highlights the culture of food shaming and anti-fatness as it relates to anti-Blackness. During this episode, we hear from Da’Shaun L. Harrison, a community organizer and trans theorist, and Dr. Psyche A. Williams-Forson, an author and chair of the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland. Together, our guests offer context around the history of anti-Blackness and how it is deeply intertwined with the culture around eating in America as well as the way anti-fatness manifests. Further, they expand on this to discuss how it relates to policing and the court systems in the U.S. This discussion is hosted by Sudarshan Krishnamurthy and Ashley Cooper. The show notes for this episode were written by Humza A. Siddiqui.

Episode Learning Objectives

After listening to this episode, learners will be able to

1. Explain how anti-fatness and food shaming culture in the U.S. is rooted in anti-Blackness.
2. Describe the intersection of policing and the court systems with anti-fatness and food shaming.
3. Identify ways to navigate clinical interactions with patients while respecting them and affirming their experiences with food and fatness.

Credits

• Written and produced by: Sudarshan Krishnamurthy, Ashley Cooper, Team
• Hosts: Sudarshan Krishnamurthy and Ashley Cooper
• Infographic: Creative Edge Design
• Audio Edits: Ashley Cooper and Noah Nakajima
• Show