Policing Fatness in Black and Queer Bodies

'Pop Royalty Lizzo and Cardi B released a video for their new song "Rumors" which debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. But what should have been a celebratory moment for Lizzo was ruined by the internet haters, who unleashed a toxic stream of offensive and racist comments about Lizzo’s body.  The Takeaway's   Melissa Harris Perry spoke with Brittney Cooper, professor at Rutgers University and author of “Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower.” And also Dr. Jason Whitesel, associate professor of Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Illinois State University and author of ​ “Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth, and the Politics of Stigma.'