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People who misunderstand the body positivity movement undermine their goals
The goals of the body positivity movement center around promoting acceptance of people's differences. Despite this, some people take these views to extremes, using them to validate unhealthy behavior or promote their own agenda. These people undermine the progress the movement has made and serve as fuel for its critics.
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- The body positivity movement has divided peopleMisunderstandings about the goals body positivity activists work towards leads to possible allies to turn against the movement.
- Body positivity normalises obesityAcceptance of different body shapes and sizes should not come with a trade off to health. The normalization of "plus size" is dangerous to the health of many and should not be celebrated.