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The BMI, dealing with fatphobia in a doctor's office, and how to have good-faith conversations - all things author, podcaster, and activist Aubrey Gordon (aka @YrFatFriend) discusses with Jameela in this week's episode. They discuss how to talk to people with opposing ideas to yours, her background in grassroots activism, the racist history of the BMI, how medicine is prejudiced against fat people, why you shouldn't yell "encouraging things" at your fat friends as they exercise, and her new book: What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat, which is out now!
If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!
Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.
You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website
And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!
Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.
Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.
Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The BMI, dealing with fatphobia in a doctor's office, and how to have good-faith conversations - all things author, podcaster, and activist Aubrey Gordon (aka @YrFatFriend) discusses with Jameela in this week's episode. They discuss how to talk to people with opposing ideas to yours, her background in grassroots activism, the racist history of the BMI, how medicine is prejudiced against fat people, why you shouldn't yell "encouraging things" at your fat friends as they exercise, and her new book: What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat, which is out now!
If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!
Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.
You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website
And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!
Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.
Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.
Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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