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The Body Positivity Movement Is Lying To You
A movement designed to celebrate and love the skin you’re in, or one glorifying the dangers of unhealthy habits in the name of progress? The body positivity movement has become one of the most controversial cultural fads of our time. Here’s where it may be lying to you.
By Isabel Brown3 min read
BBC says the body positivity movement began in the 1960s, when Bill Fabrey, a young engineer from New York, was frustrated with the societal treatment of his overweight wife, leading him to form the National Association to Aid Fat Americans. Today, the organization is known as the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), the world’s “longest-running fat rights organization.”