05. Body Image, Eating Disorders, and the Gendered Politics of Food

Summary: Rundown<br> In this episode we work through issues relating to body image, eating disorders and gendered experiences with food, drawing a lot from our own experiences. The impetus for this episode came from a series of comments that Mexie received on her channel that focused on her appearance. We begin by discussing these, and then move into discussions of our own experiences with eating disorders and gendered experiences with food, including veganism. We then discuss the tropes of the ‘cool girl’ and the ‘natural beauty’, and discuss how these relate to capitalism and patriarchy more broadly. This was a really personal episode for us (and less structured than we’re used to), but we felt that these were important topics to bring up publicly. We hope you enjoy!<br> Sources and Links<br> <br> * Maria Del Russo, “I Completely Lost Myself Trying To Be “The Cool Girl”: <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/how-to-be-a-cool-girl-dating-myth">http://www.refinery29.com/how-to-be-a-cool-girl-dating-myth</a><br> * Julie DiCaro, “The Dangers of the ‘Cool Girl’ Idea”: <a href="https://theestablishment.co/the-dangers-of-the-cool-girl-ideal-76e59cf0f6ec">https://theestablishment.co/the-dangers-of-the-cool-girl-ideal-76e59cf0f6ec</a><br> * Marine’s video: My Gendered Relationship With Meat (Pre-Vegan): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqTOvbrWsMs&amp;t=176s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqTOvbrWsMs&amp;t=176s</a><br> <br> Support the Show<br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/veganvanguard"></a><br> <br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br>