How a decade of 'body positivity' progress was usurped by the ultra-thin look
JUN 13, 202338 MIN
How a decade of 'body positivity' progress was usurped by the ultra-thin look
JUN 13, 202338 MIN
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<p>The 'body positivity' decade is over, and the ultra-skinny look has made a return.</p><p>The message that all bodies are beautiful has given way to a resurgence in diet culture and obsessive body checking on TikTok and Instagram.</p><p>So what happened to all that supposed progress, and why are we suddenly backsliding into the toxic size standards of the 90s and 2000s?</p><p>Or maybe the notion of thinness as a virtue never really went away?</p><p>In this episode of Schmeitgeist, we investigate the reasons why ten years of body positivity messaging has seemingly evaporated.</p><p>We're also exploding some of the biggest lies propping up the pro-thin culture that's replacing it.</p>