Will ‘body positivity’ actually end fatphobia?
My guest in this episode is Gina Tonic, who is a writer and the host of The Polyester Podcast. Gina tells me that free sex would mean pleasure without limitation—and we talked a lot about how fatphobia limits us all. Gina walks me through fat liberation, why queer spaces are fat-friendly pioneers, the personal politics of fetishisation... and why ‘body positivity’ is usually just a buzzword to sell razors.
Thanks to my listener Gianluca for recommending the topic of ‘fatness and sex’. I went straight to Gina with it, because I knew that as the editor of @thefatzine she would be all over it. If you want to recommend a topic or guest, please get in touch: adam@auntnell.com.
A transcript of this episode is available on freesex.substack.com.
Hosted, produced and edited by Adam Zmith
Music: Translife by Othon
Artwork: photo of Borneo mealworm by @DamasterCarabus / design by Adam Zmith and Rebecka Öberg
Executive Producer: Tash Walker
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