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Has the body positivity movement accomplished anything? Has the body positivity movement accomplished anything?
Yes, the body positivity movement has had positive impact in the world Yes, the body positivity movement has had positive impact in the world
No, the body positive movement has not achieved what it set out to No, the body positive movement has not achieved what it set out to
People who misunderstand the body positivity movement undermine their goals People who misunderstand the body positivity movement undermine their goals
Body positivity has allowed people to feel comfortable in their own bodies Body positivity has allowed people to feel comfortable in their own bodies
Body positivity disincentivizes dangerous eating disorders and weight-loss initiatives Body positivity disincentivizes dangerous eating disorders and weight-loss initiatives
Body positivity combats the rise of artificial image-editing from the rise of social media Body positivity combats the rise of artificial image-editing from the rise of social media
Body positivity has been commercialised and sanitised and is less inclusive as a result Body positivity has been commercialised and sanitised and is less inclusive as a result
Body positivity has only marginally expanded the range of which bodies are celebrated Body positivity has only marginally expanded the range of which bodies are celebrated
Body positivity does not address the root causes of insecurity about our bodies Body positivity does not address the root causes of insecurity about our bodies
Body positivity normalises obesity Body positivity normalises obesity
The body positivity movement has divided people The body positivity movement has divided people
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Has the body positivity movement accomplished anything?
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Yes, the body positivity movement has had positive impact in the world

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Body positivity disincentivizes dangerous eating disorders and weight-loss initiatives

When society upholds dangerous standards of body types, people of all genders feel pressured to conform to them - even to the extent that they will develop an eating disorder or take dangerous weight-loss medications.
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When society upholds dangerous standards of beauty, such as the potentially unattainable Kardashian-type body (skinny and curvy, somehow at the same time) this can push people to dangerous means to conform to societal pressures and achieve this body. Some means can include eating disorders to lose weight, weight loss pills and teas that increase the metabolism at the risk of a heart attack, fad diets that are not scientifically backed, and potentially excessive plastic surgery. When people love their own bodies and are encouraged by popular culture to do so, this removes the incentive for people to go to exaggerated means to create their desired body for themselves.

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Instead of being an inclusive movement for all body types, body positivity has lead to a "reverse ideal body type" where being skinny is now shameful. This has caused an equally harmful movement where people strive to have the body types idealized by body positivity, sometimes to the extent where it costs them their own health or well-being.

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