According to Davis, why do fat intersex people embrace intersex but lament fatness?

Name: Problem 2, Chapter 31: Introducing the New Sexuality Studies: Original Essays
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Description: According to Davis, why do fat intersex people embrace intersex but lament fatness?

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Key Concepts

Social Construction of Body Norms

This concept deals with how society defines and values certain bodies over others. It explains that standards of beauty, health, and normality are not innate truths but are created through cultural, political, and economic influences, which in turn determine which body types are celebrated and which are stigmatized.

Fat Stigma and Cultural Pathologization

This refers to the societal tendency to view fatness as undesirable, unhealthy, or morally problematic. Fat bodies are often pathologized and blamed for personal shortcomings, leading to discrimination and internalized negativity, which contrasts sharply with the celebration of other forms of natural bodily variation.

Intersex Identity as Natural Variability

This concept highlights that intersex traits are seen as part of the natural spectrum of human biology, challenging binary definitions of sex. As such, intersex individuals may embrace their natural bodily differences as a legitimate form of identity, underscoring a divergence from the moral and aesthetic judgments placed on other body types like fatness.

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