“Body Positivity” Is Meaningless

On this episode, Madison and Rachelle discuss
how the phrase “body positivity” has lost all meaning. They talk
about how the body-positivity movement started as a way to advocate
for fat acceptance, including with respect to such tangible issues
as healthcare and employment, but how the phrase has been co-opted
into memeable soundbites on TikTok and Instagram that serve no real
purpose beyond gaining likes and follows. (At least Lizzo gets
it.) They also share how an excessive focus on body-consciousness
has followed them their whole lives, and examine why the recent
focus on “body positivity” on social media has distracted from
actual issues. Plus, they run down what happened with Demi Lovato
and that frozen yogurt shop. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder
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