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Why Does “Body Positivity” Equate To Showing Your Naked Body To The World?
Let’s not base our intrinsic value on a movement that preys on our insecurities and only further dilutes what it means to be a beautiful woman.
By Andrea Mew6 min read
Earlier this year, Lizzo, who the DailyMail deemed the “queen of body positivity,” posted photos on Instagram in a barely-there bikini with nearly every angle of her objectively obese body on display. This is only one of many publicity stunts that “body positive” female celebrities (and, as a result, their followers) engage in to affirm their personal value and reduce any stigma around body types that span beyond the “sample size.”