The Problems with Body Positivity

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[maximum]

the main problem with body positivity now is that its so focused on proving everyone is beautiful so they can be worthy of respect instead of trying to dismantle the idea that you need to be perceived as beautiful to be respected.
of course feeling beautiful is important especially when ur someone that is judged « undersirable » by society. but its not the end goal you should be as respected and valued as your more « typically attractive » peers

[chamber]

So despite my feelings on the series... in season 2 of Euphoria when all of the woman are screaming at Kat "Love yourself" over and over it really really got to me that "body positivity" screams you should love yourself but doesn't tell you how to love yourself or why so people struggle with self love regarding their bodies

[berriexcream]

My problem is the fact that YOURE ALLOWED TO FEEL INSECURE you’re allowed to want to workout you’re allowed to do things. You don’t have to be 100% confident all the time

[alyceelric]

My problem with the body positivity movement is that as a big girl. I get kind of shamed for wanting to not be

[EllRoseMeakin]

Body positivity is the arguement people use when asking if I have an ED.
They literally insist I should love my natural body
While shaming my natural body.

The movement is an overall good idea.
But it is usually being used in the wrong ways.

[bento]

A big problem with body positivity that I personally have is how it actually made me more insecure.
I, for example, didnt realize hip dips are generally considered a “bad thing”. I honestly hadnt even noticed I had them. That was, until I started seeing posts like “Remember hip dips are normal and beautiful 🥰🥰”. Which imply there are people which think the opposite… and I started to think theyre not as normal as i thought.
Its the same exact story with so many other aspects of my body. Stretch marks, cellulite, uneven tits, all things I really didnt pay any mind to until I started to get videos shoved down my throat that told me to “not listen to anyones criticism! theyre beautiful 😍😍🥰” People only make those videos for things that are generally seen as bad. I didnt know they were, and so all those videos did was just make me insecure about new aspects of my body

[rinapop]

Saying "eveyone is beautiful" is such a simplistic way of looking at things, isn't it placing too much value on beauty? Why do we have to be beautiful? Also this toxic positivity rarely addresses the erasure of disabled bodies

[ok-ydep]

3:32 ‘ i’ve been insecure my whole life, and all of a sudden i’m supposed to see myself as beautiful!? ‘ SO TRUE

[Julescasablancaslover]

as a bi female ive got to say emily is one of the most gorgeous girl ive ever seen

[manizaanwar]

tbh, body neutrality was a lot easier for me to achieve personally. i used to be so worried about my appearance a few years ago and i still don't think i'm that beautiful or anything, but my body and the stuff it can do? it's so incredibly beautiful to me. i can walk, i can move my hands and i'm being able to type this rn.. my body does so much for me and i'm grateful to have her function properly :') i'm probably not making any sense ahah, but i loved ur take on this! perfectly described what i've been feeling nowadays

[squidmom]

You know, I’d never heard of body neutrality, but I think it’s an ideal I needed. I’ve always had a really low opinion of my body, which has gotten better over the years, but body positivity suddenly becoming a thing was really honestly scary. Like all the work I put in to hide the parts of my body I feel shame over was completely pointless.

One thing the body positivity movement rarely ever touches is the subject of scars, and I have too many to count. So it kind of always felt like “I guess everyone thinks I look attractive now, except that one thing I’m most self conscious about.”

Not having to acknowledge the way those scars will never disappear completely, and that stretch marks would be far from the most jarring part of me? That it doesn’t matter how my arms or legs look as long as they can still function? I feel like that’s something I need to focus on myself.


Even though I have many disabilities that heavily restrict what I’m physically capable of doing, the fact that I can still move and dress myself and do basic things that I need to in order to be able to survive, feels a lot more viable than having to try and find beauty in a body that I feel ashamed of.

[bespectacledheroine]

Self-respect self-love. I've said it for years.

[thegreenmanofnorwich]

Body positivity at its most aggressive can be like telling a depressed person to "just feel better".

[amarelric]

That revoked pretty privilege bit was simply genius! Someone should make a movie starting from that idea! And your acting was stellar, as always <3

[CuriusGorg]

Your body shouldn't be judged by petty matters like if your ass is fat or not, it should be seen as beautiful for just existing. The fact we have bodies to protect us, move us, and present our essense that is our personality, is such an incredible concept if you think about it.

[elizz_n]

i need “i’m just made of matter, baby” on a tshirt 😭

[martacastillo]

I'm at this odd place at 21 where I think I'm body neutral, I don't feel ugly, but I wouldn't consider myself "oh so beautiful", I just feel okay. I used to worry a lot about how I looked in my teens, but now whenever I put on an outfit I like I try not to think so much of if someone considers me pretty, telling myself that the fact that I put on something I like is enough and I don't need outside agreement to affirm it. I've met a lot of very pretty people who I have come to realize are not as attractive when I get to know them, and people who in my eyes become more attractive once I get to know them better. I want to focus on being sure of myself as a person instead of relying off of if I look visually pleasing, because then the person who will finally be attracted to me will find me attractive because of that hehe. For now I think I give off a very unsure of everything vibe, so it's keeping me single😃👍🏼

[idkyou]

“Speed walking with my matcha in my hand because I’m gay” I felt that in my soul 😂
On a serious note, it’s incredibly hard for women to view themselves as beautiful when we are constantly being told by society that no matter what we do to try to be beautiful it is never enough and there is always something more we could be doing.
And being a conventional “pretty” white female, blonde hair, blue eyes yet still struggling with body dysmorphia, I can’t even imagine what it’s like for women of color and women with disabilities. Plus, I remember an interview with the Brooklyn-99 cast where Stephanie Beatriz thought she wouldn’t get cast since they had already casted a Latina female (Melissa Fumero) and was shocked when they casted her as well, having 2 Latina females as main roles. It actually was heartbreaking when she talked about that because she was tearing up. White women (and men) literally never have to think about that.

Anyways, I really hope Emily does make it into acting because she’s so good at it! But also it would be amazing to see more diversity in mainstream Hollywood because it really is just so many white people and we all know it is not because there is a lack of people of color

[arjit.ab.bansal]

"I'm positive that you will love your body after making some changes to it" 👁️👄👁️

[Moon-vflh]

LMAO, THE WAY SHE EXPLAINS EVERYTHING, THE JOKES ARE KILLING ME💀💀💀