Ways We Get Body Positivity All Wrong - Page 2
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Loving one body by hating another
The fashion industry did get things wrong for quite some time. Their standard for models were individuals who were so thin that they were medically and severely underweight, and likely even lost their periods, and faced fertility issues because of it. It’s wonderful that we’re moving away from that. But as a way of supporting healthier bodies, sometimes, we shame thin individuals, and that isn’t right, either. There is no such thing as “shaming in the right direction,” but it seems that’s exactly what our society is doing. It is not okay to discuss that someone is overweight but, for some reason, it is okay to say that someone is so skinny they “look scary” or “need to eat a sandwich” or “obviously have a problem.” We need to find ways to support healthy bodies without shaming those we perceive to be unhealthy.
