This is the heart of it.

…importantly can be made beautiful to fit into the aesthetic ideals of society— but we don't try and imagine what our culture and the body positivity movement could be like if we minimize the situation and make beauty matter less.
The Lies We Tell to Appear Body Positive
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Nikola Grace Radley
Rev Christie Bates LPC, C-BSP
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Apr 14, 2021
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This is the heart of it. Body positivity at its best appreciates the body as a vehicle and an experience of life, instead of an object to be rated - even positively. Genuine body positivity is not about the tyranny of passing standards of "beauty."
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Written by Rev Christie Bates LPC, C-BSP284 Followers
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