Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia was such an interesting read. I had no idea who being fat or thin became racialised after the Renaissance (back when fat women were often painted and seen as the ideal body type). Being fat became "othered" whereas being thin became part of the stereotype of the superior white race.

Sabrina Strings dives into the history books of the ideal body types which on its own was interesting. But her analysis of the racial origins of fatphobia was enlightening for me. I really recommend this book to anyone who's interested in body positivity or books which explain how nowadays problems like fatphobia came to be.