ICYMI: “Body Positivity” Is Meaningless

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🗓️ 24 April 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Madison and Rachelle discuss how the phrase “body positivity” has lost all meaning. They talk about how the body-positivity movement started as a way to advocate for fat acceptance, including with respect to such tangible issues as healthcare and employment, but how the phrase has been co-opted into memeable soundbites on TikTok and Instagram that serve no real purpose beyond gaining likes and follows. (At least Lizzo gets it.) They also share how an excessive focus on body-consciousness has followed them their whole lives, and examine why the recent focus on “body positivity” on social media has distracted from actual issues. Plus, they run down what happened with Demi Lovato and that frozen yogurt shop. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, I'm Jack Greenlich.
0:02.0	I think you can listen to music from relaxing, to celebrating, to getting yourself prepared.
0:08.0	I like all sorts, honestly. I like hip-hop, R&B, and then house music as well.
0:13.0	So yeah, there's no guilt and pleasure around here.
0:15.0	Jack wears the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra headphones, enjoying his favourite music,
0:20.0	with more immersive sounds than ever before.
0:23.0	Wow, the music's just everything, isn't it?
0:25.0	Search Bose headphones.
0:27.0	Bose, sound is power.
0:31.0	Every day I wake up and I'm subject to the burden of embodiment.
0:38.0	How dare I be a shape.
0:43.0	Hi, I'm Madison Malone Kircher.
0:45.0	And I'm Rachel Hanson.
0:46.0	And you're listening to ISUIMI.
0:48.0	In case you missed it.
0:49.0	Slade's podcast about internet culture.
0:52.0	Rachel, I would like fro-yo.
0:54.0	Ooh, what's got you in the mood for some fro-yo?
0:58.0	Some pinkberry?
1:00.0	I'm a strawberry fro-yo girl.
1:02.0	A little coconut on top.
1:04.0	A winning.
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