The Alisa Childers Podcast #222 Fat-Shaming vs. Body Positivity: A Christian Response, with Phoenix Hayes
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Oct 29, 2023 Phoenix Hayes joins the podcast to discuss the cultural movement of 'Body Positivity' and how Christians should approach topics related to food, weight, and eating disorders. They explore over-correction in the body positivity movement, consequences of mistakes with food, fat-shaming in the church, body acceptance in Christian communities, and the expectation for living out beliefs. The chapter also introduces sponsors: Seven Weeks Coffee, Good Ranchers, Carly Jean Los Angeles, and Southern Evangelical Seminary.
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Barbie Movie's Unrealistic Body Portrayal
- Phoenix Hayes shared how the Barbie movie portrayed a heavy-set brunette Barbie as equally sexually attractive, which is unrealistic.
- She explained this portrayal is a cultural overcorrection that ignores biological and social realities of attraction.
Alisa Childers' Eating Disorder
- Alisa Childers shared her personal struggle with bulimia and unrealistic body standards.
- She appreciated recent shifts toward more realistic body images in media and clothing models.
Overcorrection in Body Positivity
- There is an active overweight community pushing back against perceived oppression and stigma.
- This has led to cultural overcorrections denying that weight is a problem, which is misleading.