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[quote=Anonymous]Where I think body positivity can be a good movement is to address systemic reasons for obesity including racism, poor educational systems, food insecurity, food deserts, inaccessible healthcare, and government subsidies for unhealthy foods. It’s a public health system that can be greatly improved so that children and adults have the best chance at health. Every child and adult should have access to the tools for good health and nutrition and our country is far from that. Where body positivity fails in many cases is to normalize obesity. Sure, some are healthy, run marathons, and dance, but most are not. These bloggers are not even that overweight compared to many rural poor or inner city poor. Those people don’t have the money to run marathons or go to yoga classes. These bloggers are privileged. I know a group of morbidly obese people who are white, educated, financially secure—in other words not subject to the systemic reasons for obesity in America. They are fatter than these bloggers, love to drink alcohol and eat in restaurants and go on sedentary vacations, ball games, and concerts. They don’t have the excuses that the unprivileged have. They are hedonistic and proud to be extraordinarily fat. Often people come on the diet and exercise forum wanting to lose weight and get healthy. I am in awe of these people because it’s an admirable step to take charge of your life for yourself and your family. This pod of obese partiers I know are not admirable in the least. [/quote]

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