Rock and rolls
Exploring body positivity at Girls Rock Camp
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19002156 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Trisha L Crawshaw (Southern Illinois University Carbondale, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-36 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Fat Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2160-486X • E-ISSN: 2160-4851 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21604851.2019.1603502 |
| OpenAlex | W2943336049 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
Size scholars routinely discuss the negative effects of fat stigma within youth culture. For example, fat kids are more likely to be bullied than their thinner peers, increasing their risk for depression, loneliness, anxiety, and behavior problems. These studies, however, do not adequately address kids’ active resistance to fatphobia and size discrimination. In this chapter, I highlight the importance of kids’ resistance work at Girls Rock Camp. Pulling from my own experiences as a (fat) camp counselor, I explore the different ways campers push-back against fat stereotypes. While this push-back creates dialogue around size privilege and oppression, organizational obstacles for fat bodies result in conflicting messages about body positivity. Kids challenge size discrimination on an interpersonal level by showing their stomachs, writing anti-shame lyrics, and criticizing unrealistic beauty standards. Adult volunteers, though, continue to navigate organizational sizeism through inaccessible seating, a culture of fat talk, and anti-fat emotional labor. I argue that while Girls Rock Camp indeed helps kids fight against fat prejudice within youth culture, it simultaneously privileges thin adult bodies at an organizational level
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |