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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.
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.
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.