Fat Black Girls Are, First & Foremost, An Unsavory Idea

On the real-time Mandela Effect of'Grounded in the Stars'

I heard that people were mad about Thomas J. Price's ‘Grounded in the Stars’ statue before I saw it. Words like fat, ugly, and monster were used to describe the 12-foot, bronze rendering of Black girl with braids. She’s wearing pants, a loose-fitted t-shirt, and loafers; and standing with both hands on her hips, casual and unbothered, as if she’s next i…