Socialism 2026 speaker slams diet industry for policing 'Black fat flesh,' calls it 'body fascism'

An activist at the Socialism 2026 conference in Chicago slammed the "diet industry" for policing "Black fat flesh," characterizing modern health standards and weight management as forms of "body fascism".

During a session on "Health Fascism" on Saturday, author Da’Shaun L. Harrison said that the policing of "Black fat flesh" is foundational to broader "entire systems of governance." 

"Black fatness is made meaningful through suffering, through surveillance, and through control and...