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359 Academia. See University Adiposity, 25; and mortality, 29 Adolescents: and body weight, 25; bullying of, xix, 120–126; and weight bias in Singapore , 127–138 Aerobics for fat women, 312–319; In Grand Form videos; 316, 317, 318n1; Great Shape, 320; Large as Life, 313–314, 316; Light on Your Feet, 316; Women at Large, 313–314 Affiliated Big Men’s Clubs, 143, 145; convergence event, 145 African American: and Arkansas websites, 88; and bisexual, 54–64; and Black feminist theory, 56; and cardiovascular health, 58; and eugenics, 259; and fat, 54–64; and lesbian, 54–64; mother-blaming, 114, 116; women’s communities, 60 Agar, Nicholas, 71–72 Airplane seats and fat bodies, xv, 176–186, 329; and Southwest Airlines, 176–186 Aldebaran (Sarah Fishman), 4 American Eugenics movement, 65–68 American Obesity Association, xvii, 80 Americans with Disabilities Act, 184 Americocentrism, 330 Anorexia nervosa, 48; among celebrities, 263, 294; in Singapore, 127, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135 Ansfield, Alice, 314 Anti-fat prejudice. See Weight bias and discrimination Anzaldua, Gloria, 246–247 Association for Size Diversity and Health, 4 Atkinson, Richard, 80 Australia, as fattest nation, 1 Baartman, Saartje, 258 Bacon, Linda, 84 Bariatric medicine, 75, 155; weight loss surgery , 265, 267 Bartky, Sandra Lee, 199 “Bear” culture for gay men, 143–150; Bear Code, 147–148 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, 37, 39 Bell, Suzanne, 313, 315, 316 Big Fat Blog, 333 Bisexual men, and weight bias, 143–150 Bisexual women: and African American, 54–64; and fat, 54–64 Black. See African American “Bodies of Evidence: Fat Across Disciplines” conference, 332 Body acceptance, on Ontario websites, 90 Body dissatisfaction, 60 Body Mass Index (BMI), xiv; on Alberta websites, 93; as arbitrary,49; Canada vs. U.S., 88; and HAES, 51; and mortality, 29; on Ontario websites, 90; as protective factor , 44; on report cards, 77 Body size diversity, 60–61 Bordo, Susan, 257, 272 Braziel, Jana Evans, xi, 15, 152, 201 Britain. See United Kingdom Brookey, Robert, 69, 70 Brownell, Kelly, 189, 207 Bruch, Hilde, 114, 117 Brumberg, Joan, 257 Bulimia: among celebrities, 294; as “political economy,” 187, 192, 193; in Singapore, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135 Index 360 Index Bullying of fat children, xix, 120–126; causes of, 122–123; consequences of, 121; prevalence , 120; in Singapore, 134 Burgard, Deb, xii, xvii, 3, 314 Burlesque, 299–304, 305–311, 316; Big Burlesque, 305–311; Fat Bottom Revue, 305–311 Butch/femme: and masculinity, 174; and perceptions of weight, 139, 141; in zines, 224 Butler, Judith, 101, 102, 223 Buttocks: in popular culture, 271–279; of women in postcards, 256–262 Calories, foods low in, 26 Campos, Paul, xviii, 338 Canada: aerobics for fat women, 312–319; Alberta websites and fat, 93–94, 95; British Columbia websites and fat, 92–93, 95; convergence event for gay men; 145; Dieticians of Canada, 100; as fattest nation, 1; Native Canadians, 90, 91, 94; Ontario websites and fat, 90–91, 95; provincial government and fat, 88–96; Quebec websites and fat, 91–92, 95 Capitalism and bodies, 187–196 Carmona, Richard, 335 Cassista, Toni, 169 Cather, Willa, 241–248 Celebrities, 263–270; Allie, Kirstie, 268; Barr, Roseanne, 267; Celebrity Wasting Syndrome, 263, 268; Lake, Ricki, 264; Lopez, Jennifer, 272–276; Wilson, Carnie, 265–266; Winfrey, Oprah, 266–267 Centers for Disease Control (CDC), xiv, xvi, 80 Chick-Lit: Bigger Girl Lit, 235, 237, 239; and fat heroines, 235–240 Children: and adoption, 168; bias against fat children, 77; and body weight, 25–26; and bullying, 120–126; and custody, 168; focus of diet programs, xv; and mother blame, 113–119; and “obesity epidemic,” xix, 81, 335; on Ontario websites, 90; removed from homes, 2; and weight bias in Singapore, 127–138 China, restrictions on adoption in, xix The Chubsters, 333 Classrooms: and desk size, 197–204; and fat professors, 205–212; and fat content of syllabi, 213–220 College. See University Collins, Patricia Hill, 56, 61, 272, 274 Conferences on fat studies, 3, 4; “Bodies of Evidence: Fat Across Disciplines” 332; Columbia University Teachers College conference, xi; “Fat and the Academy,” Smith College xi, 4, 232, 331; Popular Culture/American Culture Association xi, 4; as U.S.-based, 328–329, 332 Cooper, Charlotte, 228, 233 Corrigan, Christine, 113 Council on Size and Weight Discrimination, xvi, xvii Crandall, Christian, 206, 210 Custody, loss of, 113 Dancers, Burlesque, 299–304, 305–311 Davenport, Charles, 65–67 Davis, Angela, 59 Davis, Lennard, xxii, 176 Death Comes for the Archbishop...