![]() At its core, it understands thinness as morally and aesthetically desirable, and that it should be achieved at any cost.ĭiet culture can lead to eating disorders, yo-yo dieting, fat phobia, and discrimination against fat bodies. Diet cultureĭiet culture is a culture that places value on being thin, and erroneously equates thinness with health. Reframing the movement in this way dislodges expectation by emphasising that a body should be free, and one’s relationship to one’s body is a personal endeavour. ![]() For this reason, some activists prefer the terms ‘body liberation’ or ‘body neutrality’. The mandate to be happy in an oppressive system can be understood as unrealistic and violent, and serving another form of oppression by policing the right to be angry (as well as sad, frustrated, or even neutral). ![]() Worth noting, the body-positivity movement is not without criticism from other activists for its emphasis on cultivating positive emotions, and for being co-opted by capitalist organisations which promote body diversity by objectifying different forms of beauty and profiting from them. For example, commenting on the food choices of someone who is fat while not commenting on a thinner person who is making the same food choice: ‘Are you sure you should be eating that?’ or ‘That looks very unhealthy for you.’ If it is unhealthy for one person, it is unhealthy for everyone, irrespective of a person’s size. Insidious forms of discrimination, or microaggressions, refer to instances where differential treatment is unintentional or subtle. Overt forms of discrimination include not hiring someone for their size, or, as is the case in Argentina, not being sold clothing in larger sizes. Like most forms of systemic oppression, discrimination can take on both overt and insidious forms. The body-positive movement acknowledges size and appearance discrimination exists systemically, which means not only individuals, but entire systems in society perpetuate the oppression of people with certain body types. That means that people of every size, shape, and ability deserve space and respect, and no one should be discriminated against for the body they inhabit. The body-positive movement believes that no one should be treated differently because of their appearance. That’s why we’ve created this mini-dictionary of body-positive terms to help you understand our values here in Argentina and as part of the Endangered Bodies network worldwide. Why does Argentina need a size law? Do other countries have one? What does “body positive” mean? For people who are unfamiliar with our type of activism-or just beginning their body-positive journey-some of the terms we use might be confusing. Here at AnyBody Argentina, the Argentine chapter of Endangered Bodies, we often get asked about our values.
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