#body positivity movement

[prehistoric-faggot]

you cannot determine a fat person’s health status by simply looking at them, and even if a fat person is unhealthy, that is none of your business.

[fatliberation]

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This is my first draft of a fat liberation pride flag. The four shades of blue stripes represent the four categories of fatness, with infinifat first. The grey background is a nod to the grey in the disability pride flag, which represents the mourning and rage for victims of ableist violence and abuse. I included this because our movements are intertwined. The orca symbol represents power, community, majesty, resilience, and most of all, the struggle for liberation.

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[hellstreak]

Y’all this cause I just need to get it off my chest but I have beef with the body positivity movement

TW for eating disorder mention

Gonna start this off with something

Fat people deserve accommodations, respect, and to love and feel beautiful in there own skin. This has nothing to do with people who are simply fat. This is about a specific subset of people who fall under this specific pattern of vile behavior regardless of body type.

I have noticed and INCREDIBLY fucked trend involving people’s perception of food, dieting, and the idea of eating healthy, that seems incredibly detrimental.

And please please please correct me if I’m wrong but like the idea of intuitive eating seems super super detrimental. Like from my understanding of it, it seems like (in most cases) it involves eating “junk food” on mass such as fast food, dessert ect whenever someone feels like it. Which regardless of its effect of weight or body type, could lead to health complications, heart problems, and type 2 diabetes. Like with enough excess of things like this without proper vitamins or nutrients can lead to heart attacks or stroke in extreme cases. Elementary school food groups, yall need your veggies, protein, carbs ect. Eating only 1 of these food groups and ignoring the others is bad regardless of weight.

and on the other hand, the idea of people comparing weight loss at all, or like standard dieting to eating disorders or anorexia is fucking disgusting. Choosing to eat slightly smaller portions, changing the kinds to food you eat on the regular, intermittent fasting ect is not the same as anorexia. The fact that people are comparing it to anorexia is horrible and invalidates so so so many people’s experiences and can take away meaning from the term almost to the point of nullifying it if someone isn’t careful.

someone choosing to lose weight as just a personal choice, and doing it by exercising more, choosing to eat different foods, or reducing portions (to a healthy and sustainable amount) so they can be happier, is NOT A FUCKIBG EATING DISORDER.

I have had experiences with eating disorders, I’ve have a family member who has needed to be hospitalized and almost died because of an eating disorder

and let me make this VERY clear. Anyone can be struggling with anorexia regardless of weight, and if that is you, I truly wish that you are able to get the help you need

but exercising is healthy and if you are able too, should be done, and it’s not just about losing weight, it’s about keeping you mental health in check. Exercising regularly has way more benefits than a “healthy body type”

Choosing to limit the fast food you eat and replacing it with a salad or a home cooked meal IS NOT AN EATING DISORDER. It is getting your body the nutrients and vitamins it needs to be healthy.

if you are happy at your body weight… that’s incredible! You deserve to be healthy and happy regardless of your weight. If you aren’t… healthy sustainable and consistent exercise and a healthy (but different kind of) food take are great too!

TLDR: comparing dieting to EDs is vile and people who do it are rancid and need to look in the mirror and have a heart to heart about how they view themselves and others. And healthy exercise and healthy food should be a part of your daily routine, not for your body wait, but for your overall health.

thank you

(If I got anything wrong or I have information I should know Ect please please please tell me I don’t want to be misinformed. Be nice tho)

[feminist-theory-blog]

Class Theory Written Post

Marxist feminism is a theory that regards classism and capitalism as the fundamental cause of women’s oppression. They argue that this capitalist system has perpetuated the idea that a woman’s body is the site for her labor. They argue that class differences under capitalism divide us like nothing else. I would like to apply this lens to the body positivity movement especially where it pertains to the fat acceptance and anti ableist movements. 

There is a trend on Tiktok right now consisting of people out on the street asking strangers their opinion on ‘hot’ topics. For example, asking if blue balls are real, or if they think gay marriage should be legal. I will show one of these videos in another post, but a trend I see a lot is asking people’s opinions about fat bodies, especially fat women. These videos ask men if they would date a fat woman, if they would have sex with a fat woman, if their parents would approve of them being attracted to fat women. The most popular response given to these questions are that fat women are lazy, unproductive, and cannot maintain the ‘active’ lifestyle that they are looking for. 

Society views fat bodies as a hindrance, simply because they are not perceived as being meaningful laborers or contributors to society. Men regard fat women as terrible partners because what they understand about fat women is that they cannot be workers. They cannot ‘match’ them in a physical sense. I heard someone having a debate once, about whether being fat was morally acceptable. They ultimately decided no, because fat people need more financial assistance from the government, which means that they did something to themselves that now everybody has to pay for. “Because all commodities are worth exactly the labor necessary to produce them and because workers’ labor power (capacity for work) is a commodity that can be bought and sold, the value of workers’ labor power is exactly the cost of whatever it takes (food, clothing, shelter) to maintain them throughout the workday” (Tong pg. 98) Fat individuals are simply not valued under the limitations of a capitalist society. Fat is not deemed morally acceptable despite the intentions of the individual with the body. 

Being able to focus entirely on weight loss or a healthy lifestyle is a privilege. Many individuals and families do not have physical or financial access to nutritious food, nor do they have the time to prioritize calorie deficits or going to the gym daily. Weight loss is a luxury, and thus overweight individuals are seen as lazy, poor, noncontributors to society. “Alienation is a profoundly fragmenting experience. Things or persons who are or should be connected in some significant way are instead viewed as separate. As Heilbroner saw it, this sense of fragmentation and meaninglessness is particularly strong under capitalism” (Tong, pg. 101). Weight indicates class to many, and the separation grows. 

The same is true for disabled individuals, whose bodies are seen as being sub par and unable to contribute to society. People view accommodations as unfair advantages to those with disabilities, again using tax money to aid them. This goes along with the Marxist feminist ideas that a women’s bodies are seen as a site to their labor. 

“Some children turn on their mothers, blaming them for everything that goes wrong in their lives: 'I'm a failure because you, my mother, loved me too much/too little’”(pg 115). This quote is in regards to how, in traditional roles, the mother acts as the domestic worker and leads the children and father to team up against the mother. This is due to social capitalistic ideals placed around working, intelligence, and more. There is this phrase on social media, referred to as an ‘almond mom’. An almond mom is known as a mother who keeps the house stocked with little to no food, healthy food at that. These moms eat a handful of almonds for dinner, and claim that they’re full after an appetizer at a restaurant. They refuse dessert and are blamed as the sole reason gen z young adults have eating disorders. The truth is that our mothers were faced with even harder stereotypes and body shaming than we were growing up. The husbands of these almond mothers joke about this with their children, but these husbands also contribute to the expectations that the mother faces. These mothers also definitely contribute to unhealthy relationships with food for their children, especially young daughters. They just don’t realize that they are victims to the same disease. Just like in the marxist example, young daughters are fated to end up like their mothers in the culture they live in. Instead of supporting each other they just end up splitting up into mother vs. father and children. 

Overall as a society, I would say that we have decreased the frequency of people judging bodies for morality and character, but it isn't gone. Ask any woman you know or yourself, and find many examples of being reduced to your physical features. I still hear stories and see examples of men who don’t even genuinely regard women as people. People think that sexism is gone because the feminist movement exists, people think that fat phobia or ableism doesn’t exist because of the body positivity movement. Just don’t stop questioning the reality you live in and assessing where things may not be perfectly fixed. 

[cosmoticcousins]

little note to the people who have "failed at life"

no you havent. you absolutely have not. idfc if u never had a romantic relationship despite being x years old or failed your education or never had friends or always have been called ugly/fat etc. etc. you did not fail. you are still worthy as much as any other person and your happiness and your life is still at the hands of yourself > meaning yes, people may judge x, y or z but you know what? individuality means doing the things or being the things regardless of what anyone thinks. and you can set the precedence for other people loving themselves and achieving their life happiness even tho it doesnt fit "society's standards". you can be an inspiration for someone else. and once you accepted and decided not to care about negative, useless comments people give you can be free and healthy like a bird.

you may have never done x because you need more time or support or were in a bad situation and you fucking know what??? THATS OKAY. if u want to have/do x then you can take the steps to do them. if you dont then thats okay.

people may always make negative comments but that doesnt automatically equate to unhappiness.

find people who appreciate and accept you and develop and do the things that make u happy :)

[luckey077]

The Body Positivity Movement began with the Fat Acceptance Movement in the 1960’s. The idea of ending fat-shaming served as the beginning of a larger project that consisted of accepting and celebrating all bodies and body types.

The Body Positivity Movement is a movement that promotes acceptance of all bodies, regardless of size, skin color, shape, physical abilities or gender.

The importance of the Body Positivity Movement is to increase one’s self-esteem and improve overall mental and physical health but reminding individuals that they are BEAUTIFUL just the way they are.

[livingwellnessblog]

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[rabidline]

one of the prettiest 15 second slow-mos i have ever seen

[neckdeep--in--realfriends]

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[shoezuki]

I been thinkin bout fatphobia n body positivity a lot lately cuz like theres Something bout it all that infuriates me that i aint been able to articulate until now n basically

The way that health is intrinsically tied to someone's worth and how they should be treated is fucked up n tbh so much of the language Against fatphobia fucks this up

Like. The arguments i always see is that fat people can be healthy too and that bein fat isnt always caused by bein unhealthy. Its true! Theres bitches out there (like me) that jus have a heavier body type n ppl who are genetically inclined towards bein a heavier weight n all that. Theres infinite variants of ppl beyond Skinny who are still healthy ppl

But. What about ppl who are unhealthy and fat? Or who are fat due to bein unhealthy? Or inversely ppl who's health are negatively affected by their weight? Cuz thats as real n actual as the counterargument i always see raised. What about THEM?

It fosters this entire idea that 'fatphobia bad because that fat person might be healthy!!!' N that jus throws unhealthy fat ppl under the bus. I am constantly seein fat ppl showin their diets on yt shorts n tiktok needing to show themselves eatin nothin but smoothies n chicken w rice and even then i see comments of 'they eat 50 mcchickens off camera'

The distinction between healthy fat n unhealthy fat has jus made it so ppl need to 'prove' a fat person is unhealthy to get a free pass to abuse them. The division of who can or cannot be fat majorly fucks over everyone when in actuality it should be that someone's health isnt a signifier of their worth or morality.

Idk man like. A fat person who does summersaults and is vegan and works out every day isnt a 'better fat person' than one who plays videogames every day n hates hiking.

[prehistoric-faggot]

• fat is not a synonym for ugly •

[id: a picture of lav sitting in his bed, he has his legs crisscrossed and is wearing grey pants. he’s wearing a grey/brown-ish crop top with a lighter pattern on it, and there’s text reading: “ladykiller” and “lady”, which is upside down. lav is fat, and his stomach is visible. lav has a lot of facial piercings, most silver coloured and around the mouth, and a big purple septum piercing. lav has buzzed dark blond hair, dark drawn on eyebrows, and one stretched ear plug is visible which has a space pattern on it. lavs arms are visible, and there is a lot of scars on them. on the bottom left corner is white text with a grey outline reading: “fat is not a synonym for ugly”. on the top right corner is a grey heart with a white outline. the background is a grey wall with a white floral pattern, and white stars/shimmer are edited onto the background of the image. /end id]

[prans-micellar-water]

Fucking in love with Mercedes Lackey for making Dirk, the soulmate love-interest of the main character of the novel, just shit ass ugly. Nearly repulsive to look at. I can’t think of many authors today who have the stones to make their characters gross looking

[feminist-theory-blog]

New Theory- Written Post

Standpoint theory began in Marxist and Hegelian traditions, In which Hegel argued that an oppressed individual or slave can find a state of consciousness freedom through their struggles against the oppressor. This gave rise to the idea that oppression and injustice are better explained from the perspective of the oppressed, rather than the oppressor. Standpoint essentially means perspective, and that is what this theory is centered around. “One has to either live as a member of an oppressed group, or do the necessary work to gain a rich and nuanced understanding of what such life worlds are like, in order to think within that group's standpoint” (Harding, pg. 194). 

The basic tenant of this theory is that knowledge stems from social position. Sandra Harding coined the term standpoint theory to label epistemologies that emphasize a woman’s point of view. She argued that academics and those studying oppression and feminism often lose sight of the reality of social hierarchies because they are typically found at the top of them. “Scientific/ epistemological and ethical/political are inseparable in standpoint approaches to research” (Harding, pg. 193). Standpoint theory emphasizes the idea that the personal is political. 

Standpoint theory faces a world of critique and criticism. The main critique being that women are automatically given epistemological privileges simply on account of them being women. It is like assuming every woman is a feminist simply because she is a woman. Some other critiques also stem from the assumption that all women face the same oppression and struggles, grouping them up and ignoring the diversity of marginalized groups. 

Standpoint theory can be applied to body politics and the body positivity movement, because those in marginalized bodies are at a position to see things that others fail to understand. For example an able bodied individual’s daily experience includes showing up somewhere, walking up the stairs, and continuing their day. Meanwhile, someone in a wheelchair would notice the lack of a ramp or accessible infrastructure, and be forced to turn around and leave. The same is true for fat bodies as well, with many people refusing to listen to their point of view or be able to comprehend their daily struggles. One of my friends lost a lot of weight in their mid 20’s, and we had a discussion about how there were so many differences in how she was treated before and after. After she lost the weight (a result of starting a new medication), she was astounded by how people were suddenly paying attention to her. She was being heard in her grad school classes, people started taking her responses seriously and let her contribute to discussions. Her doctors started listening to her and explored the concerns she would bring to them. Men started asking her out in public rather than in secret. She told me that she thought the way she was treated before was normal, and would only question it occasionally by assuming she was just soft spoken and antisocial. 

If you live in a marginalized body, you face daily road bumps and situations where you have to work more than others. Those with physical disabilities have to work twice as hard to have an accessible world. By taking their experiences and perspectives into account, we could begin to have a more comprehensive understanding of what they face. We could then learn what needed to be fixed and start taking steps in that direction. People with marginalized bodies are constantly being told what’s best for them by those who meet the conventional standard. Fat people are told that they lack discipline, and by losing weight they can solve all of their issues. They are told that their selfishness is hurting society. Physically disabled people are told they are receiving special treatment when they acquire accommodations. They are infantilized, treated like children, taken at face value as opposed to being understood. 

“Significant causes of that poverty and misery are to be found in the ways that the most powerful social institutions, such as the economy, the law, and health, education, and welfare systems, are administered and managed so as to distribute their benefits primarily to the already socially advantaged and their costs primarily to the already socially disadvantaged. Standpoint research projects are focused on critically examining what's wrong and what's still useful or otherwise valuable in the dominant institutions of society, their cultures and practices” (Harding, pg. 195). Harding states that standpoint theory researches our culture, and seeks to find issues along with value in that culture. Identifying these facets is the first step towards changing the issues and enhancing the benefits. 

I would identify standpoint feminism as a theory, because it includes a proposed explanation to how certain freedoms of consciousness are achieved. There is a system of principles that lay out epistemological knowledge in our society, and standpoint feminism defines those as being in an oppressed group. There is a conception of something to be done, and that is to assess the value placed on academic research and contrast that with those who are members of marginalized communities. The goal is to connect epistemology and research with real lived experiences, and that is what standpoint feminism aims to accomplish.

[cosmoticcousins]

i have decided to go on a hiatus (i may come back, may not, may be active 5 times a day or never ever at all). but im focusing on myself now and hopefully life and things and everything will turn out positive...

if i dont work on myself i know i will lose people and potentially lose opportunities to have new people in my life and i dont want that. hatred and pity and shame and etc etc will only make me more hollow inside and if there is a chance i can be filled with happiness and love instead i will fight for that.

knowing & nurturing your self-worth regardless of what others think will lead to freedom, health and happiness.

i will make mistakes. i know i will but thats because im human. promising a fantasy that i will be from now on perfect or always moral or always good is not only harmful to others but to myself as well because i wont live up to that. but no one can really. the only thing i can do is to show myself self-love and remind myself of the whys. why should i behave this way? why shouldnt i say this?

im working on building a life that i can call "home" (if that makes any sense)

[luckey077]

You can not have body positivity without feminism. Body Positivity has to be feminist because it has to be intersectional.

Body Positivity and Feminism go hand and hand with one another.

Body Positivity focus on personal worth and the establishment of unique beauty qualities that women and men of all sizes, races, and cultures can find in themselves while Feminism seeks to establish equal opportunities for men and women as a whole.

[thedreadvampy]

like not to be Horny On Main but for real bodies are so beautiful. the curve of the lower belly over the pelvic mound? impeccable. the smooth line along the ribs and the u-curve under the bottom rib that's made to fit an arm or hand? perfection. the landscape of backs and shoulders flexing and shifting and how they're never symmetrical but moving above and below each other? god lives there. hands. HANDS. oh my god the taper at the wrist the elegance of the shape HANDS. necks and you can see the structure of tendon and bone and throat move and interact and the rise and hollow of the throat and collar. the weight and stretch and fluid shape of breasts at any size. bodies are so fucking beautiful and people. are gorgeous.