Virgie Tovar
Virgie Tovar | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1982 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Author and podcaster |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | www |
Virgie Tovar, (born May 19, 1982) is an American author, podcaster, and activist. She writes about fatness, fat acceptance, and anti-fat bias, and her podcast, The Virgie Show on Al Jazeera Podcasts.[1][2]
Early life and education
Tovar has been overweight since childhood.[3][4][5] In middle school she struggled with an eating disorder.[3][5]
She attended UC Davis for one year.[6]
Career
Activism
In 2013 Tovar criticized the American Medical Association for classifying obesity as a disease.[7]
Tovar began the #LoseHateNotWeight campaign to highlight the impacts of diet culture and educate people about obesity.[3]
Tovar has advocated for legal protection against weight discrimination.[8]
Writing
Tovar has written for Forbes.[9] In 2012 she released the anthology Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love, and Fashion,[10] and in 2018 she released the book You Have the Right to Remain Fat.[11][4]
Podcasts
Criticism
Virgie Tovar has been accused of downplaying the negative effects of obesity.[12][13][14]
Personal life
Tovar is of Mexican descent.[15]
References
- ^ ""Nadie me dijo nunca que podía ser gorda y feliz"". BBC News Mundo.
- ^ Pearson, Catherine (June 17, 2022). "How to Feel Better Naked". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b c Garfield, Leanna (April 4, 2016). "These Instagrams by fat activists are changing how we think about dieting". Business Insider.
- ^ a b Tovar, Virgie (August 13, 2018). "In the Future, I'm Fat". Vice. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Tovar, Virgie. "As the Fat Daughter of Immigrants, Dieting was a Toxic Component of Assimilation". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "World Renowned Body Advocate Virgie Tovar Recounts Her Time in Davis". The Davis Vanguard. February 25, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Kristen V. (June 26, 2013). "Debate grows over whether obesity is a disease". SFGATE.
- ^ "NYC could outlaw weight discrimination in housing, workplace: Activist explains what it could mean". www.wbur.org.
- ^ "Virgie Tovar". Forbes. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ Winterfeldt, Maggie (November 2, 2012). "Virgie Tovar gets beyond fat phobia". SFGATE. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ Winegarner, Beth (July 24, 2019). "How Dieting Culture Is Making Women Less Healthy". Pacific Standard.
- ^ "No need for fat-shaming, but the UK must get a grip on its obesity crisis". The Guardian. September 5, 2018.
- ^ "Weight loss isn't genocide: Fat Activism risks lives". The Critic Magazine. November 28, 2019.
- ^ "Beverley Turner's Fiery Row With Activist For Staying Fat". LBC.
- ^ "The 'Thin Is In' Narrative Is Especially Harmful to People of Color". SELF. May 5, 2023.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
