#121 - How we feel about Nike’s fat mannequin with Bernie Salazar and Ragen Chastain

Bernie Salazar, former NBC Biggest Loser “winner” and frequent
guest for my series Learn and Grow, joins me to rant on the Nike
Fat Mannequin debacle. We love the mannequin and want to see more
size diversity in fitness culture. We strongly reject the fat
phobia expressed by some people with large platforms, especially
the harmful article in the Telegraph.


Plus, we revisit my interview with “fan favorite” Ragen Chastain.
The Guinness World Record holder for heaviest female marathoner
joins me in a conversation in supporting more athletes at every
size and creating clothes and equipment that work with their
bodies. Ragen will help inspire you to reframe exercise in your
life away from body shame and weight loss goals - at any size!
Tune in to learn some of the unspoken ways we are excluding
higher weight people from movement as a society and how we can
change.


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Links mentioned in this episode
Sophia Tassew in The Independent: Nike’s plus-sized mannequins
don’t ‘promote’ obesity – they reflect reality. Why on earth is
that an issue?


Ragen Chastain on her Dances With Fat blog: Nike’s Plus Size
Mannequins Uncover the Truth About Weight Stigma


A great post from The Road Om: Hey #TanyaGold


Glamour’s coverage of the backlash: A Telegraph Article Called
Nike’s Plus-Size Mannequins ‘a Lie’—Women Are Calling B.S.


Jessamyn Stanley on Instagram: "In other news, the new @nike
mannequins are fresh to death and fatphobia is basic as f*ck."


Jameela Jamil on Instagram: "The @telegraph are supporting
bullying and hatred. If we just sit back and do nothing, then WE
are supporting bullying and hatred."


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About Ragen
Ragen Chastain is a thought leader in the fields of Body Image,
Health at Every Size, Athletes at Every Size, and Corporate
Wellness. Ragen is a sought-after speaker on the corporate,
conference, and college circuits where she has brought her
captivating and motivating mix of humor and hard facts to stages
including Google, CalTech, and IvyQ.


Author of the popular blog danceswithfat, the book Fat: The
Owner's Manual, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size,
Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio,
television, and documentary film. Ragen is a three-time National
dance champion, and two-time marathoner who holds the Guinness
World Record for Heaviest Female to Complete a Marathon (Female,)
and co-founded the Fit Fatties Forum and Fat Activism Conference.
Ragen lives in LA with her partner and their adorable dogs, and
is currently training for an IRONMAN Triathlon.


Website | Blog | Twitter | Instagram


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