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"To be fat in a thin-obsessed gay culture can be difficult. Despite affectionate in-group monikers for big gay men-chubs, bears, cubs-the anti-fat stigma that persists in American culture at large still haunts these individuals who often exist at the margins of gay communities. In Fat Gay Men, Jason Whitesel delves into the world of Girth & Mirth, a nationally known social club dedicated to big gay men, illuminating the ways in which these men form identities and community in the face of adversity. In existence for over forty years, the club has long been a refuge and 'safe space' for such men. Both a partial insider as a gay man and an outsider to Girth & Mirth, Whitesel offers an insider's critique of the gay movement, questioning whether the social consequences of the failure to be height-weight proportionate should be so extreme in the gay community. This book documents performances at club events and examines how participants use allusion and campy-queer behavior to reconfigure and reclaim their sullied body images, focusing on the numerous tensions of marginalization and dignity that big gay men experience and how they negotiate these tensions via their membership to a size-positive group. Based on ethnographic interviews and in-depth field notes from more than 100 events at bar nights, coffee; klatches, restaurants, potlucks, holiday bashes, pool parties, movie nights, and weekend retreats, the book explores the woundedness that comes from being relegated to an inferior position in gay hierarchies, and yet celebrates how some gay men can reposition the shame of fat stigma through carnival, camp, and play. A compelling and rich narrative, Fat Gay Men provides a rare glimpse into an unexplored dimension of weight and body image in American culture"--Información proporcionada por el editor.

Gay men --- Bears (Gay culture) --- Overweight gays --- Discrimination against overweight persons --- Physical-appearance-based bias --- Gay overweight persons --- Gays --- Overweight persons --- Appearance-based bias --- Appearance-based discrimination --- Appearance bias --- Appearance discrimination --- Body-size bias --- Look-ism --- Lookism --- Looks-ism --- Looksism --- Physical appearance discrimination --- Size bias, Body --- Size discrimination --- Sizeism --- Sizism --- Discrimination --- Anti-fat bias --- Fat bias --- Fat discrimination --- Fat oppression --- Obesity bias --- Obesity discrimination --- Oppression, Fat --- Overweight bias --- Otters (Gay culture) --- Sesgo basado en la apariencia personal --- Discriminación contra personas obesas --- Hombres con sobrepeso --- Hombres homosexuales --- Osos (Cultura gay) --- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. --- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies. --- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. --- Gay Studies --- Stigma (Social psychology) --- Sociology

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Racism in America is most-commonly studied as white racism against minority groups (racial, gender, cultural). Often overlooked in this area of study is the discrimination that exists within minority groups. Through a detailed historical and sociological analysis, the author breaks down these pernicious, complex, and often misunderstood forms of skin color discrimination: their origins and their manifestations in modern world. Shedding new light on these sensitive issues, this volume will allow them to come to the forefront of academic research and open dialogue. This comprehensive work will include coverage of skin color discrimination within racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minority groups, and their particular forms and consequences. An Historical Analysis of Skin Color Discrimination is an timely and unique book for researchers studying the Sociology of Race and Racism, Gender Studies, LGBT Studies, Immigration, or Social Work. .

Human skin color -- Social aspects -- United States. --- Minorities -- United States. --- Physical-appearance-based bias -- United States. --- Racism -- United States -- History. --- United States -- Race relations. --- Colorism --- Human skin color --- Racism --- Minorities --- Physical-appearance-based bias --- Sociology & Social History --- Gender & Ethnic Studies --- Anthropology --- Physical Anthropology --- Social Change --- Ethnic & Race Studies --- Social Sciences --- Social aspects --- History --- Social aspects. --- History. --- Appearance-based bias --- Appearance-based discrimination --- Appearance bias --- Appearance discrimination --- Body-size bias --- Look-ism --- Lookism --- Looks-ism --- Looksism --- Physical appearance discrimination --- Size bias, Body --- Size discrimination --- Sizeism --- Sizism --- Color of human beings --- Color of man --- Human beings --- Pigmentation of human skin --- Skin --- Skin color, Human --- Skin pigmentation, Human --- Color --- Social sciences. --- Anthropology. --- Social work. --- Sociology. --- Social Sciences. --- Sociology, general. --- Social Work. --- Discrimination --- Benevolent institutions --- Philanthropy --- Relief stations (for the poor) --- Social service agencies --- Social welfare --- Social work --- Human services --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- United States --- Race relations. --- Race question --- Primitive societies