Can You Be Body Positive And Still Want To Lose Weight?
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Can You Be Body Positive And Still Want To Lose Weight?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 28, 202635 min

The fat acceptance movement has spent decades fighting weight stigma and calling for equal rights for fat people in all areas of life. As the movement moved online, the idea of body positivity emerged. While fat acceptance was about societal change, body positivity was more about self help -- loving yourself at any size. With the rise of social media, body positivity influencers gained success and sponsorships. But lately, fat acceptance and body positivity have been at a crossroads. Gabriella Lascano is a fashion and beauty influencer and public speaker who’s been caught up in some of these co...

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This episode includes explicit language as well as discussion of suicide, body image, and weight loss. So you like glamour? Oh, for sure.

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I'm a glam girl. You can't tell. For people who are only on audio here, Gabrielle has a leopard print top. Tell me about your nails.

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The nail situation is very nice. Oh, yeah, we have, like, some gold accents, some airbrush little flowers. Solid red lipstick matches the Sporkful logo

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