Why Body Positivity Is Bad

[Anonymous]

On whos authority?

On whomst authority is which body in what way positive? Where is the consistency? There is no objective way to find out which person with which body is positive in this movement with such a confusing term. Can it be more vague? This body positivity movement has got to be the dumbest most nonsensical thing I have ever seen in my entire life!

All bodies are NOT positive

Guess what? If you have lumbar lordosis, and a lot of back pain all the time chances are your posture has degenerated beyond what is actually healthy for your body. Change it! Your body is not positive, feminist Tumblr pages telling you you are beautiful just the way you are are not a substitute for sound medical advice!

Medical consensus

Hello medical consensus anyone? Medically all bodies cannot be positive. Medical standards which are objective by the way can properly determine what kind of body type/posture that is healthy/positive for you and which bodies/posture aren't.

Do you even lift?

Seriously if you don't understand that our modern sedentary lifestyle which is unique to our post-industrial societies does not require exceptional effort for our body AND mind to stay fit and active then you need a reality check. For thousands of years our species has been active by default. Activeness and fitness are the default modes our bodies are supposed to operate in. They have done it all this time and now suddenly because some movement with no medical authority nor experience nor education in the field which they are polluting your minds about are telling you its no longer needed? Get off your ass and get to work!

[CubsterShura]

It's not about promoting unhealthy bodies. It is about giving confidence to the people.

Being a bit skinny or chubby is OK, but being morbidly obese or stick-thin isn't. Yet it does not give us the right to mock fat people. It rather makes them start having unhealthy practices and suffer from anorexia. Starving is never good for anyone. Also, how do you know that they don't suffer from hormonal problems, or they eat healthier than the average person?

It's not just weight. You see how women see said to be ashamed of normal things like big feet, belly fat, stretch marks, cellulite? These are normal at a certain level and forcing women to change something so natural about themselves isn't good.

Those who say body positivity is bad, don't even know the definition of body positivity. -.-

[John_Doesnt]

"Hey girl, you fat!" Me at a party.

[EVPExaulted]

This is somewhat inconsistent given that medically, yes there are preordained positions, postures, and standards that make someone healthy. Though if taken out of context it may be misconstrued that you just have an intent on the negative side of the movement in question. It isn't so much a question of whether the person is physically healthy, but whether they have the capacity to accept their own body image as it is and be comfortable in their own skin. Sure even if someone has a debilitating skin condition that inevitably causes them to look appeal to the general public, this does not necessarily exclude them from feeling a form of beauty or acceptance of themselves in their own right given that the term beauty is opinionated and objective in nature. One cannot scientifically and factually argue that someone is either beautiful or ugly because it breaks the ideal of freedom for preference. In conclusion, there are those who will always be concluded to be beautiful and those who will always be taken as just the opposite, however you cannot scientifically label someone as such due to the objective nature of the term in general.

If you'd like I can add more of a solid basis for this explanation upon request. Feel free to ask me anything you need on the topic and I'll continue to share how I view the topic.

[myTake Owner]

What aids us in survival and reproduction with addition what makes us thrive is beauty. People who fill in their nutritional needs better than others will be perceived as universally more beautiful. The way which nutrition affects beauty is beyond what can be a preference.

[karahiri]

if you hate your body and you hate yourself, are you going to want to make better choices? no. body positivity is absolutely important. people need to love themselves enough to eat better, treat their bodies better, to have the confidence to walk into a gym where everyone is more fit than them. if the world is constantly shitting on you for how you look, are you going to want to go out in public?

[myTake Owner]

Proclaiming that all bodies are positive denies the need for self improvement.

[karahiri]

No. It doesn't.

[myTake Owner]

For sane people it does.

[Crankor]

Nothing wrong with being happy with yourself but don't lie to yourself either. Take it too far then your basically saying be happy your unhealthy and there is no reason to ever try and improve yourself. People only hate themselves when they constantly compare themselves to others. Too make such a big deal out of it with movements just shows how insecure they really are and need all the fellow members to make them feel good about themselves and become ignorant to what would actually improve the situation

[myTake Owner]

Irrational feelings should not dominate. Rationalism should. Happiness is bullshit.

[Anonymous]

Do you really think body positivity is going to cause a fat girl to not realize she's fat? If she has eyes and a mirror, she knows she's fat, and she doesn't need everyone coming down on her, she's probably hating herself far more. She sees her clothing size, she sees the number on the scale.

[myTake Owner]

Self hate is for the weak.

[Opinion Owner]

So is trying to create it in others.

[LovelyFlower]

Body positive is about not hating yourself and being able to be confident in yourself. The problem is when people are like pushing too skinny or too chubby and then using that as an excuse to not better themselves for the best thats when it becomes bullshit.

[pr3ttybr0wn]

I dont think people should hate themselves because they dont have a certain type of body. You should always be positive, but be positive enough to know that if ur 60 lbs overweight then you should visit the gym more. but dont be insecure and hide and hate yourself, thats not constructive

[grbunny]

I don't think loving your body is bad. I f you really love it you will do anything to make it healthier. I agree and understand what you're saying

[Prof_Don]

If people don't love their bodies, they will not feel empowered enough to change their body.

[myTake Owner]

Thats bullshit and you know it.

[Prof_Don]

Not "bullshit" at all. If people embrace the love of their own body, these people will be more inclined tk treat their body better through diet and exercise.

[Leandri]

AGree with you

[Anonymous]

i agree with you

[dogfish]

i agree <3