Ways We Get Body Positivity All Wrong - Page 6
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Pressure to bare it all
It’s really not up to anyone to tell anyone else how they should feel about their body, and how much they should want to share of their body. If one individual wants to bare it all in a revealing photo as a way of encouraging self-love, that’s wonderful, but we can’t shame those who aren’t ready or willing to do that. We may think we are encouraging self-love when we pressure a friend who isn’t comfortable with her body to take off her sarong at the pool or to wear a sleeveless shirt, but we are doing quite the opposite. Now we are making her feel bad about not fully, completely loving her body. You can and should hope your friends reach that place with their bodies one day, but you can’t shame them if they aren’t there yet.
