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Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl's Guide to Living Life Unapologetically Hardcover – September 1, 2020

by Stephanie Yeboah (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 306 ratings
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"The truth is, body positivity is for white women. White female bodies being safe is paramount to maintaining white supremacy."
– Stephanie Yeboah, 2017
Twenty-nine year-old plus-size blogger Stephanie Yeboah has experienced racism and fat-phobia throughout her life. From being bullied at school to being objectified and humiliated in her dating life, Stephanie's response to discrimination has always been to change the narrative around body-image and what we see as beautiful. In her debut book, Fattily Ever After, Stephanie Yeboah speaks openly and courageously about her own experience on navigating life as a black, plus-sized woman – telling it how it really is – and how she has managed to find self-acceptance in a world where judgement and discrimination are rife.

Featuring stories of every day misogynoir and being fetishized, to navigating the cesspit of online dating and experiencing loneliness, Stephanie shares her thoughts on the treatment of black women throughout history, the marginalisation of black, plus-sized women in the media (even within the body-positivity movement) whilst drawing on wisdom from other black fat liberation champions along the way. Peppered with insightful tips and honest advice and boldly illustrated throughout, this inspiring and powerful book is essential reading for a generation of black, plus-sized women, helping them to live their life openly, unapologetically and with confidence.
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Stephanie Yeboah, Body Positivity, Plus Size Influencer

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"This book for me is, first and foremost, a love letter to fat, black womxn. For womxn who look like me, who have had to grow up navigating spaces where we have been made to feel unwelcome, judged, and sidelined. I’ll be talking about a lot of topics that some may see as sensitive or ‘cutting’, so to speak.

Alongside this love letter, and as well as including my own personal experiences and anecdotes to highlight specific topics, I also include ideologies and statements regarding – for the most part – white womxn, slimmer womxn, and the power plays and structures that have been enforced throughout history that have been instrumental in the oppression of not only ethnic minorities, but bodies that – in society’s view – would be considered not to have any privilege."

Featuring insightful tips and honest advice, the book is beautifully produced with bold illustrations

Stephanie Yeboah, Body Positivity, Plus Size Influencer

Stephanie Yeboah, Body Positivity, Plus Size Influencer

Stephanie Yeboah, Body Positivity, Plus Size Influencer

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About the Author

Stephanie Yeboah has been a part of the fat acceptance/body positive community since 2014, and since then, she has written many pieces on her blog, on social media platforms and in external publications on topics such as intersectionality in the body positivity movement, standards of beauty within the movement and self love. This has led her to speak on panels surrounding these subjects at events such as the Women of the World Festival, Africa Utopia, the Youth Select Committee, the London College of Fashion diversity panel and many others.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hardie Grant (September 1, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1784883441
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1784883447
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.43 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.7 x 1.2 x 8.8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 306 ratings

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Stephanie Yeboah was born in London in 1989. An avid reader, Stephanie began writing short stories at the age of eight and would go on to study English Language and Literature throughout Secondary School, College and University, with the latter being a module within her Law degree.

In 2007, Stephanie created her first blog which centred on beauty and skincare and over time as Stephanie began to grow in both self-esteem and self-love, began to expand and centre the blog on issues regarding plus size fashion, self-love, body confidence, and mental health.

Stephanie is now a multi-award-winning blogger, body confidence advocate and freelance journalist, with Fattily Ever After being her debut non-fiction book.

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Lindsey L
5.0 out of 5 stars Like Talking with Your Smartest, Funniest Friend
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2020
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I love Stephanie Yeboah on social media, and I loved this book so much that I bought it on Kindle AND hard copy. Reading her writing is like having a conversation with your smartest, funniest friend - her voice comes through so clearly, and she's warm and engaging...all while dropping all sorts of knowledge in an empathetic way and pushing you to broaden the way you think. The illustrations and design of the book are beautiful, too!
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Meme S
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, love, love!
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020
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This was such an awesome read that I ended up finishing the book in 6 hours flat. Well-written and empowering novel that women, especially black women, struggling with their view of self should take some time to read! Very empowering, I loved it!
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Katie Metzroth
5.0 out of 5 stars Check the content warnings and dive in.
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2022
I listened to the audio book and loved it.

I found myself listening to her letter to her body one morning as I drove between sunflowers growing in the medians and that felt fitting. This book is a gift.
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Bridget Midway
4.0 out of 5 stars Yeboah writes what a lot of us fat women have been thinking
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2021
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I came across this book on a clothing site and it caught my interest. It was a really good read about this woman's experience of being fat and a person of color in today's environment. As a fat, black woman, I understood and experienced a lot of what Yeboah wrote about in her debut book. I distinctly remembered being in middle school and having a boy tell me that he used to think I was cute in elementary school, but he didn't anymore because I had gained weight.

What Yeboah brings to light is that before people make judgment against fat women, understand that there may be an emotional or physical reason for it. Bottom line: People need to be kind.

Even though Yeboah is from England and uses a lot of British slang and spelling, I did spot a couple of grammar errors. They didn't take away from enjoying this read.

Please also keep in mind that Yeboah is only speaking specifically about her experience as a young, dark-skinned, fat woman. Although she makes comparisons to the experience of being a thin, white woman, she does not delve into the experience of fat men of color. Much like women, fat, black men are often seen as strong.

I did find it strange that Yeboah laments that she's approached online by men who write inappropriate things to her simply because of her race and size, and she talks about how difficult it is for her to find a good man to date, but she doesn't talk about looking for a man by his qualities, not his looks. She talked about her crush as a child, which she details his looks accurately. And she mentioned the man who, basically, catfished her. She doesn't talk about him being intelligent or funny or what drew her to him other than his looks.

This was a good read that spoke to my past experience. I did like her practice of writing a letter to her body.

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Lisa Plotkin
5.0 out of 5 stars Personal experience meets sociological phenomena
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2020
A great intro to the lack of intersectionality in the body post I’ve movement. Has a good overview of the tropes fat black women have played in society and in Hollywood in general and the lack of and subsequent importance of representation on mainstream media. Stephanie brings accounts of first hand experience to illustrate these sociological phenomena. Definitely buy it. It was so engaging I read it in one day.
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monique
1.0 out of 5 stars Waste
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022
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I waste of money.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Anti Semitic
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020
The book is terrible. What’s worse, is the Authors anti Semitic beliefs. The author not only makes jokes about the holocaust, but was fired From a magazine for doing so. This is someone I can not support, and don’t recommend others to!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021
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Nicely written
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J. Schnorrer
5.0 out of 5 stars Witty, fun and so educational – must-read!
Reviewed in Germany on September 21, 2020
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I've read many books from fat activists in the past few months and I fell in love with Steph's writing style right from the first chapter.

She is witty, fun to follow and so raw and honest. As a white person in a slimmer body, I never felt preached to or anything other than respected, while at the same time Steph centers - RIGHTLY SO - her stories and experiences.

I've been looking forward to reading this book since hearing Steph's interview on Food Psych and it does not disappoint!
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Nicola Sharp
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, fun, powerful. Gold ⭐️
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2020
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Don’t let the illustrations fool you: this book is full to the brim of anecdotes, information, tips, tools, facts, figures, stories... but presented in a colourful, fun, easy-to-digest way, making it perfect for everyone. Whether you’re someone who has experienced fatphobia, fetishisation, misogynoir, or if you want to be an ally to those who are leading the way in the body positivity movement - this book is for you. Stephanie is known for speaking up, but also for her humour, her kindness, and her love of fashion - all of which comes through in this book. I’ve ordered a second copy to give to a friend, and this will make a perfect Christmas present for anyone in your life who wants to learn and feel good about. ⭐️
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, fun, powerful. Gold ⭐️
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2020
Don’t let the illustrations fool you: this book is full to the brim of anecdotes, information, tips, tools, facts, figures, stories... but presented in a colourful, fun, easy-to-digest way, making it perfect for everyone. Whether you’re someone who has experienced fatphobia, fetishisation, misogynoir, or if you want to be an ally to those who are leading the way in the body positivity movement - this book is for you. Stephanie is known for speaking up, but also for her humour, her kindness, and her love of fashion - all of which comes through in this book. I’ve ordered a second copy to give to a friend, and this will make a perfect Christmas present for anyone in your life who wants to learn and feel good about. ⭐️
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Charlie Mac
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it. Read it now.
Reviewed in Australia on September 28, 2020
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I CANNOT recommend those book enough! Seriously, Steph Yeboah is such a beautiful and amazing human being. For her to have gone through what she has and come o the other side with her compassion, sense of humour and love basically intact is something we can all aspire to.
I implore you to grab a copy and open your eyes to the world around us that is. To lift the veil for yourself.
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Kiren
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2020
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I got this on Monday and I am struggling to put it down already. The book honestly had me chuckling to myself on the first page!
But aside from Stephanie’s amazing sense of humour she has a way of explaining things by getting straight to the point and opening your eyes with some home truths/brutal honesty while still being sensitive, open and inclusive (which is extra amazing considering some of the crap she has been through). The book is incredibly insightful and informative, delving into the true history of the body positivity movement, it will make you smile as you learn, relate and grow, I really do love it.

Oh and the cover, quality and illustrations are to die for 😍
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Kiren
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2020
I got this on Monday and I am struggling to put it down already. The book honestly had me chuckling to myself on the first page!
But aside from Stephanie’s amazing sense of humour she has a way of explaining things by getting straight to the point and opening your eyes with some home truths/brutal honesty while still being sensitive, open and inclusive (which is extra amazing considering some of the crap she has been through). The book is incredibly insightful and informative, delving into the true history of the body positivity movement, it will make you smile as you learn, relate and grow, I really do love it.

Oh and the cover, quality and illustrations are to die for 😍
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Jamie Klingler
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2020
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Am really enjoying the context in terms of being an intersectional feminist. A lot of times, people bandy about terms without going in to the history or context of the movements they are writing about. Stephanie makes the body positive movement approachable, gives credit where credit is due to the women that fought before she was involved and makes it very clear where lots of work needs to be done. Her writing is approachable, funny at times and most importantly interesting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2020
Am really enjoying the context in terms of being an intersectional feminist. A lot of times, people bandy about terms without going in to the history or context of the movements they are writing about. Stephanie makes the body positive movement approachable, gives credit where credit is due to the women that fought before she was involved and makes it very clear where lots of work needs to be done. Her writing is approachable, funny at times and most importantly interesting.
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