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City Press presents Beyond the Scale: A conversation about weight

Mon Oct 5, 10:00 - Mon Oct 5, 11:00

Event is online

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As a fat black man, you’re expected to be funny, wealthy or a target of ridicule. Either way, you’re not seen as a person beyond your weight, writes Sihle Mthembu.

I have been with my therapist for about four years now. In that time, through tears and laughter, we have managed to pinpoint the source of most of my angst in life – food, erections and alcohol, writes Thabiso Mahlape.

Meanwhile, genderqueer trans media artist Dean Hutton uses their own body to provoke dialogue about the gaze, queer bodies, love and social justice.

We bring together these three speakers for a discussion on the body. How is ‘fatness’ perceived in South Africa – across race, gender and class? What overt aggression and microaggressions do those considered overweight face? Are we really being sincere, when we prod overweight people about their health?

Join a probing discussion hosted by City Press arts and lifestyle editor Grethe Kemp, where we will incorporate comments from our readers, and hear your views.