PinnedMarquisele Mercedes·Feb 28, 2021How to Recenter Equity and Decenter Thinness in the Fight for Food JusticeYou can’t say no one ever told you how.A response icon2A response icon2
PinnedInHuman PartsbyMarquisele Mercedes·Feb 1, 2021Fat Girls of Color Grow Up Too FastWe lose our childhoods in a million different waysA response icon10A response icon10
Marquisele Mercedes·Apr 9, 2021In-Person School Isn’t Safe Until It’s Safe for Students of ColorAt least pretend like our deaths matter to you.
Marquisele Mercedes·Mar 1, 2021The 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.A response icon1A response icon1
Marquisele Mercedes·Mar 1, 2021Breaking Up With Mom Is Hard to DoI didn’t know how bad things were until I did.
Marquisele Mercedes·Feb 28, 2021Chouchou, or Why We Had My Brother-In-Law CrematedSometimes, the best way to honor someone is to go against tradition.
InBeingWellbyMarquisele Mercedes·Jan 31, 2021Burn Down the “Healthcare Hero” IdealStop calling healthcare workers “heroes”. Too many of us have gone unsaved.
InGENbyMarquisele Mercedes·Jan 22, 2021How 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.A response icon2A response icon2
InAn Injustice!byMarquisele Mercedes·Jan 17, 2021No, I Am Not “Dressing for Myself” During a PandemicClothes are about more than just feeling good, white feministsA response icon1A response icon1
Marquisele Mercedes·Nov 30, 2020Our 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…A response icon6A response icon6
