PinnedMarquisele MercedesHow to Recenter Equity and Decenter Thinness in the Fight for Food JusticeYou can’t say no one ever told you how.·6 min read·Feb 28, 2021--2--2
PinnedMarquisele MercedesinHuman PartsFat Girls of Color Grow Up Too FastWe lose our childhoods in a million different ways·5 min read·Feb 1, 2021--10--10
Marquisele MercedesIn-Person School Isn’t Safe Until It’s Safe for Students of ColorAt least pretend like our deaths matter to you.·5 min read·Apr 9, 2021----
Marquisele MercedesThe Crippling Weight of Stigma: A Closer Look at a 2012 “Anti-Obesity” CampaignIt’s a special case study in how public health authorities do harm.·7 min read·Mar 1, 2021--1--1
Marquisele MercedesBreaking Up With Mom Is Hard to DoI didn’t know how bad things were until I did.·6 min read·Mar 1, 2021----
Marquisele MercedesChouchou, or Why We Had My Brother-In-Law CrematedSometimes, the best way to honor someone is to go against tradition.·7 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
Marquisele MercedesinBeingWellBurn Down the “Healthcare Hero” IdealStop calling healthcare workers “heroes”. Too many of us have gone unsaved.·4 min read·Jan 31, 2021----
Marquisele MercedesinGENHow Long Must We Wait for a New America?While you celebrate the new administration, so many of us are still waiting. It is cruel, but usual punishment.·4 min read·Jan 22, 2021--3--3
Marquisele MercedesinAn Injustice!No, I Am Not “Dressing for Myself” During a PandemicClothes are about more than just feeling good, white feminists·6 min read·Jan 17, 2021--1--1
Marquisele MercedesOur Fat Bodies Are Not Your MetaphorsA look at reactions to Gabourey Sidibe’s engagement reveal a frustrating, persisting reality: when good things happen to fat people, the…·7 min read·Nov 30, 2020--6--6