THE BODY POSITIVE

Body positive movement healthy at any size

Definition of the body positive

• The positive body is a social movement in favor of the acceptance and appreciation of all types of human body, it encourages diversity and self-esteem by maintaining that beauty is a social construction that depends on culture and challenges stereotypes.

The history of the body positif

In 1996, the organization The body positive was created by Connie Sobczak and Elizabeth Scott following the death of Connie’s sister who developed eating disorders during her adolescence. This organization’s mission is to help people have a better image of themselves and to help them focus on more important topics than beauty standards thanks to workshops, trainings or resources available online.

The celebrity of the body positive

The movement is very present on social networks in the United States with several ambassadors such as Ashley Graham, Adele, Lena Dunham, rebel wilson who defends this movement with the hashtag #BODYPOSITIVE

The goal of the body positive

• The positive body is not only a movement aimed at breaking the code of beauty standards but also to bring an inner well-being and helps people to have confidence in themselves as long as it does not put their health into play because exceeded a certain weight does not necessarily mean being in bad health there are many other factors that come into play

The celebrity of the body positive

The positive body is a women led movement but they are also present for men as for example Sam Smith.

The goal of this movement is not to be a woman well in her skin but simply to be a human well in her skin .

Other forms of the body positive

There are several causes of positive body not only overweight but also stretch marks, malformations, postpartum women’s body .