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This is fat liberation 101. This is a must read for anyone living in our fat phobic world, and that means you!

I wrote the following review for the Summer 1999 issue of the Minnesota Social Responsibility Round Table Newsletter:

There is no weight minimum required to delight in this book; fatsos of all sizes will find it a pleasure.

Based on a zine started in 1993, Fat!So? is fun and informative. Its history as a zine is apparent in its bold graphics, enlightening sidebars, and cool extras such as the "Flabulous Fat?So? Flipbook," anatomy lesson photo spreads, cut & paste projects, and a how-to-be-a-fatso tip at the bottom of each page.

Marilyn Wann, who encourages use of the word "fat," rejects the idea that being fat is dangerous. She quotes from a January 1, 1998, New England Journal of Medicine editorial titled "Losing weight--an ill fated New Year's resolution" to support her suspicions that we don't know why people are fat, how to make people thin, or if being fat is debilitating. Additional sources are cited to debunk popular health myths. After explaining that there are no clear connections between being fat and being unhealthy, Wann and contributing writers and artists encourage people to be "flabulous" and accept themselves as they are.

No section of the book is more than eight pages long and since they need not be read in order, this volume is great for browing in short increments. Don't be surprised, however, if the book's playful teaching sucks you in, compels you to read from cover to cover, and leaves you wishing there were more.

In a fat phobic world, Fat!So? is an enjoyable burst of body positivity that will be cherished by all people who want to be judged by who they are and not by how they look.