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[quote=Anonymous][quote]My own take on this is that I find that body positivity, which was once oriented to people of ALL body types trying to be healthy and love themselves, is now primarily led by people who are actually shaming obese people for LOSING weight and getting healthier, because it's "diet culture" and "the patriarchy."[/quote]

I just don't think this is true.  I think that these instances are the most controversial and so they get the most posts and traction online, but I don't think it's in any way primary.  90% of body positivity is still showcasing bigger or different body types in positive ways formally reserved only for very thin bodies.  If you're not fat than you probably don't follow body positive Instas or Tumblrs or whatever, and you only see the stuff that goes viral.  And while 5-10 years ago "fat woman not stoned for wearing bikini" was shocking enough on its own to go viral, now that's been somewhat mainstreamed so the shocking stuff is when people get pushback for losing weight, so that's the clickbait that gets passed around.[/quote]

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