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What happened to body positivity?

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May 30, 2025
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INSIGHT

Origins of Body Positivity

  • Body positivity originated from radical fat feminist activism in early 2000s online communities.
  • It was meant to empower marginalized fat bodies against societal fat-shaming and exclusion.
INSIGHT

COVID Renewed Thinness Ideal

  • COVID-19 refocused society on health, reinforcing the notion that thinness equals health.
  • This shift marginalized fat acceptance and resurrected the celebration of thinness in mainstream culture.
ANECDOTE

90s Dieting Obsession

  • Jenny Stevens recalls the late 90s obsession with celebrity weight loss and extreme calorie tracking.
  • Personal and cultural fixation on dieting was pervasive in youth magazines and media.
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