Socialism 2026 speaker slams diet industry for policing 'Black fat flesh,' calls it 'body fascism'
A Socialism 2026 speaker argued that policing "Black fat flesh" anchors entire systems of governance, calling modern health standards body fascism.
TL;DR
- Da’Shaun L. Harrison, speaking at Socialism 2026, described the diet industry and modern health standards as "body fascism."
- Harrison argued that the policing of "Black fat flesh" is foundational to broader systems of governance and racial control.
- The diet industry was characterized as operating through relationships among corporations, the medical-industrial complex, and benefactors to monitor and punish fat people.
- Harrison criticized GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and framed government efforts to manage fatness as a public health issue as intrinsically linked to racial control.
- A psychotherapist suggested that such views are a result of ideology infiltrating discussions, turning ordinary issues like weight management into framed as oppression.
- The conference featured discussions on "Health Fascism, Body Politics, and the Anti-State State."