• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

So, Is the Body Positivity Movement Still a Thing?

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes

ThatRobGuy

Part of the IT crowd
Site Supporter
Sep 4, 2005
29,233
17,544
Here
✟1,545,596.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Single
Politics
US-Others

So, Is the Body Positivity Movement Still a Thing?

Body positivity is shifting with the rise of weight-loss drugs and a booming skincare industry. Discover how body neutrality offers a healthier approach.
www.psychologytoday.com

Here's a few older pieces about this subject from The Atlantic and TIME.

Could Ozempic Derail the Body-Positivity Movement?

The medical miracle could reverse our progress on accepting bodies of all sizes.
www.theatlantic.com

Ozempic Exposed the Cracks in the Body Positivity Movement

Catherine Mhloyi unpacks our willingness to make a potentially life-saving medication scarce in the name of self-love.
time.com



I think this echoes some of the things I had mentioned last year.

Which is that "body positivity" movement didn't actually believe their own bovine excrement, they just want to attach some sort of "virtue" to the concept of excusing the lack of will power and poor decisions.

"Healthy at any size!" "Big is beautiful!" "You're perfect just the way you ar..... wait.... what's that? There's now an effort-free way to lose weight for $60/month with an injection and I can still eat stuff I like until I feel full and lose 50 pounds in 6 months? Ummm nevermind, I'm going to get some GLP-1s, can you believe how amazing I look after I lost weight?"
 

RileyG

Veteran
Christian Forums Staff
Moderator Trainee
Hands-on Trainee
Angels Team
Site Supporter
Feb 10, 2013
38,943
22,257
30
Nebraska
✟896,418.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Celibate
Politics
US-Republican
As someone who lost nearly 40 pounds in 2 years and am no longer obese, I feel very critical of the body positivity movement. Obesity is NOT healthy and can lead to multiple health issues such as stroke, heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes etc. Being a healthy weight is so, so important for our health.
 
Reactions: Larniavc
Upvote 0

Nithavela

you're in charge you can do it just get louis
Apr 14, 2007
31,104
22,840
Comb. Pizza Hut and Taco Bell/Jamaica Avenue.
✟607,617.00
Country
Germany
Faith
Other Religion
Marital Status
Single
I think it was a mistake to reduce the "body positivity" movement to people being happy with being fat. Especially since that is one of the body alterations that is easily reversible by changing habits in most cases. It not only drastically reduces quality of life and life expectancy, but unduly causes costs and drains manpower in the health industry.

If you are okay with having turned your body fat into your own enemy, fine, but leave some room for the rest of people who aren't at fault for having a body they are being shamed for.
 
Reactions: iluvatar5150
Upvote 0
B

BCP1928

Well-Known Member
Jan 30, 2024
9,771
4,955
83
Goldsboro NC
✟286,984.00
Country
United States
Faith
Other Religion
Marital Status
Married
Yeah, the whole thing was dumb. Now, how are you going to blame it on cultural marxism?
 
Reactions: Desk trauma
Upvote 0

ThatRobGuy

Part of the IT crowd
Site Supporter
Sep 4, 2005
29,233
17,544
Here
✟1,545,596.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Single
Politics
US-Others
Body positivity should've always been reserved for circumstances of birth, or perhaps someone who had some sort of accident and lost a limb or had some condition like vitiligo.

But the majority of the messaging surrounding it always seemed to be pertaining to the "Proud to be plus size" angle.
 
Upvote 0
B

BCP1928

Well-Known Member
Jan 30, 2024
9,771
4,955
83
Goldsboro NC
✟286,984.00
Country
United States
Faith
Other Religion
Marital Status
Married
There was a racial issues to it as well, of course, because what constitutes "right weight" culturally can vary.
 
Upvote 0

ThatRobGuy

Part of the IT crowd
Site Supporter
Sep 4, 2005
29,233
17,544
Here
✟1,545,596.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Single
Politics
US-Others
BCP1928 said:
There was a racial issues to it as well, of course, because what constitutes "right weight" culturally can vary.
Click to expand...

Cultural perceptions of what size is preferable doesn't negate science and cardiology.
 
Upvote 0

Nithavela

you're in charge you can do it just get louis
Apr 14, 2007
31,104
22,840
Comb. Pizza Hut and Taco Bell/Jamaica Avenue.
✟607,617.00
Country
Germany
Faith
Other Religion
Marital Status
Single
BCP1928 said:
There was a racial issues to it as well, of course, because what constitutes "right weight" culturally can vary.
Click to expand...
Haven't seen a single "body positivity" ad or message that didn't include people who wouldn't have looked fat in any skin color.
 
Last edited:
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

The Church Under Fire Part 1
Replies
7
Views
938
Deeper Fellowship
martinlb
The Peoples Devising a Vain Thing
Replies
0
Views
260
Deeper Fellowship
Christsfreeservant
Love the one you are: Authentic self-care in a body-obsessed culture
Replies
0
Views
201
One Bread, One Body - Catholic
Michie
Ways to deal with being 31 and never having a relationship after improving
Replies
26
Views
3K
Singles (Only*)
timewerx
Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise
Replies
92
Views
5K
American Politics
another_lost_guy
A
Menu
Log in
Register