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Here’s What’s Wrong With the ‘Body Positivity’ Movement

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Matt Margolis
Mar 28, 2023
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I have been a consistent critic of the “body positivity” movement because I believe it’s causing more harm than good. 

What exactly is the “body positivity” movement? Psychology Today says, “Body positivity is a movement to accept bodies of all sizes and types, rather than those that conform to societal ideals of beauty.”…

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