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Monday Feb 08, 2021
Is the body positivity movement actually positive?
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
CN: Explicit language, eating disorders, body & gender dysphoria, sexual violence, police violence
This episode Caragh and Josie ask whether the body positivity movement is actually positive. After spitballing their opinions in the first portion of the show, they come back and discuss what they learned during the 'research period'.
Themes discussed:
- skinny shaming
- 'the promotion of obesity'
- the origins of the movement
- alternative questions to ask rather than, 'Is this actually body positive?'
- capitalist infiltration
- how to support trans folks in a body positive way
& more
Show notes:
- 'Why Diets Make Us Fat' by Sandra Aamodt
- 5 Questions to Ask Instead of 'Is this really body positive?'
- 4 'Body Positive' Phrases that Exclude Trans People (And What to Say Instead)
- Lazuka, W. (2020). Are We There Yet? Progress in Depicting Diverse Images of Beauty in Instagram’s Body Positivity Movement. Body Image, 34, 85–93.
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