Femininity, Body Size, and (Mis)Fitting in Rock Climbing Culture

IF 0.8 Q3 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY Fat Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI:10.1080/21604851.2021.2006959
Lindsey Breitwieser, Jocelyne Bartram Scott
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ABSTRACT What power relations exist at the intersections of femininity and fatness in rock climbing? In this article, we theorize our experiences with indoor recreational rock climbing focusing on climbing culture’s tendency toward femmephobia, sizeism, and body normativity. Using fat studies and critical femininities, we unite theory and personal experience to examine how the sport uses “fit-ness” to bring climbers into alignment with an idealized form. We argue that consistent surveillance of the body and athletic performance lends itself to femmephobic sizeism that sees non-normative bodies as “misfits” in the climbing gym. We also advocate for re-valuing the feminized intimacies of rock climbing that are already built into the mechanics of the sport but are more evident for those subjected to a fatphobic gaze. Diversifying rock climbing necessitates expanding ways to “fit,” and so we conclude with structural and cultural next steps to improve marginalized experiences and the sport itself. Ultimately, our consideration of fatness and femininity in indoor rock climbing draws attention to broader cultural tensions surrounding embodiment, health, size, gender, and belonging.
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攀岩文化中的女性气质、体型和(不)契合
在攀岩运动中,女性化与肥胖的交汇处存在着怎样的权力关系?在本文中,我们将我们的室内休闲攀岩经验理论化,重点关注攀岩文化中女性恐惧症、尺寸歧视和身体规范的倾向。利用脂肪研究和批判性女性主义,我们将理论和个人经验结合起来,研究这项运动是如何利用“健康”使登山者达到理想状态的。我们认为,对身体和运动表现的持续监控会导致女性恐惧症,将不规范的身体视为“不适合”攀岩馆。我们还主张重新评估攀岩运动中女性化的亲密关系,这种亲密关系已经融入了这项运动的机制,但对于那些遭受肥胖恐惧症凝视的人来说更为明显。多样化的攀岩需要扩大“适合”的方式,因此我们总结了结构和文化的下一步措施,以改善边缘化的体验和运动本身。最终,我们对室内攀岩中肥胖和女性气质的考虑,引起了人们对围绕化身、健康、体型、性别和归属感的更广泛的文化紧张关系的关注。
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