What’s your take about positivity?

[boredgal]

Personally, I have some relatives that is suffering from obesity. So I guess that’s just my limitation, I can tell someone they look good but only if they still feel good about it.

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I meant BODY POSITIVITY sorry for the confusion!

[Hairylegs222]

Not a fan of supporting someone that's unhealthy overweight. I try to influence others to have better lifestyles by exercising daily and eating healthy. I'm positive in influencing a healthier lifestyle, not the other way around...

[Shy_Steve]

I think it's only about Obese Women not Men which is Ridiculous, It's the same thing about Mental Health because Men don't get as much support with Mental Health as much as Women do.

[jhl_x]

It might be good for the person's self-esteem and to promote awareness regarding bad behavior against them. OTOH, in many ways, the movement surrounding the concept is a shield protecting dishonest practices, deceiving fat people, intentionally or not.

The misuse of the term "fatphobia" for anything against fat people is a big reason for that, and kinda what made me dislike the idea. In various instances, I see them grouping in the same basket people who mocks them, people who consider it a dealbreaker for dating, people who were fat and got fit, and even actual doctors who give medical facts regarding weight excess and unhealthy eating habits.

If that's not enough, I've seen actual activists where I'm from who ruined careers of healthcare professionals who dared to say publicly that being fat is unhealthy, while they took advantage of their totally not health condition to get ahead in like when the coronavirus vaccine was starting to be applied in the general population. As someone from healthcare, that said tons about these people, and my knowledge and experience forces me to not support their ideas. If they didn't go beyond the "don't be an asshole" demands, they'd be more supportable.

[Ευδεμονια]

I think body positivity is good when it’s meant to promote an healthy lifestyle and self harmony, intended as self acceptation and not discrimination… I think overweight and obese people have the right to have their space and their issues don’t have to be ignored, plus they have the right to pursue their lives in harmony with themselves, without feeling judged by everyone.


On the other hand, I think body positivity is sometimes used to justify or normalise obesity situations and this is really wrong… since everyone is architect of his own life, obesity can be consequence of wrong choices and it’s an health matter. If a person is obese and does nothing to change, it’s only dangerous and harmful to talk about body positivity since it’s only a justification for laziness and illness.

[andreasderjuengere]

''Body positivity'' nowadays is the translation for" ''ignoring the hurtful facts''

Thankfully, this is mostly restricted to ''U. S. American'' thinking.

Much of the world is still sane.

Not saying that fat people can't be nice... they just look -emm- fat.

I see no reason to give that condition a euphemistic explanation.

[LazerBean]

Body positivity is for people with scars, medical abnormalities, or anything else about them that they might feel negatively about but they cannot help. It is not for people to use as an excuse to be lazy or unclean.

[MCheetah]

Are you talking about "Body Positivity" (Fat Acceptance) or general optimism?

I think it's nice to be optimistic, but also extremely hard, depending on how good or sh*tty your life is.

[SlothySlob]

Personally, I don't like it. Ultimately I know that people can do whatever they want, but I don't believe we should be normalizing obesity.

[Rockstarrrrr]

I think unrealistic positivity always backfires...

[Anonymous]

I think its very important.