How exactly does one take positivity too far?
Ageism in a nutshell.
“Let’s get something clear: It’s not my daughter’s job to make sure your son is focused in school."
"I looked at photos of my body when I was so skinny. It is cringey."
She says she had "been asked not to use my natural body in cinema."
My fear is that we as a society have gotten so acclimated to hiding behind filters and only sharing the staged versions of ourselves, that we forgot how being genuine and authentic is not a revolution, but a normalcy.
We all know it happens. But this reminder is reopening a vital conversation about the extent of body photoshopping on social media.
"I was already starving myself and as thin as I could possibly be for this body."
So simple and, yet, so refreshing.
You might not think body-shaming teenagers is behavior that’s in line with…
If you grew up in the late 90s/early 00s, then this is for you.
I’ve come to realize that these hateful displays are not uncommon. They exist as prime examples of the intersection of breastfeeding shame and fatphobia.
Will we ever just let women be? Will we ever be able to move about the world in our uniquely amazing bodies without the judgments and criticisms and critiques?
We love a body-positive reminder!
"Why are you so scared of breasts? Small? Large? Left? Right? Only one? Maybe none?"
Alicia McCarvell's video is an important reminder that we are worth so much more than just our physical bodies.
"And he made me stand on the scales to be weighed. Can you imagine doing that nowadays?”
Our girls are watching us and listening to how we treat ourselves.
Motherhood was the mirror I didn’t know I needed.
This is my “mom-bod." And I am beyond proud of it. After all, I played the part. So why not look it, too?