ICYMI - Is #BodyPositivity Over?
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🗓️ 13 September 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by writer Virgie Tovar, whose latest podcast, GLP-1 Truth Serum, explores the predatory nature of GLP-1 marketing, and companies’ attempts to target plus-size creators. But #BodyPositivity was getting backlash long before these new weight loss drugs became trendy, and now social media has gone from a safe space to a minefield. Is #BodyPositivity really gone for good?
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| 0:00.0 | Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services? |
| 0:04.8 | So we started the business two years ago. |
| 0:07.2 | We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs. |
| 0:12.5 | But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy. |
| 0:18.0 | Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at Apple.com forward slash |
| 0:23.6 | HelloVet. |
| 0:40.9 | Hey, I'm Candace Lim, and I'm Candace Lim. And I'm Kate Lindsay. |
| 0:42.7 | And you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I. |
| 0:44.7 | In case you missed it. |
| 0:46.3 | Slate's podcast about internet culture. |
| 0:49.3 | And I'll be honest, there have been a lot of shocking things on the timeline these past few weeks. |
| 0:55.0 | But there's one specifically I want to talk about today and ask if you've seen Candace, |
| 1:00.0 | which is Serena Williams advertising being on a GLP1. |
| 1:06.0 | Ooh, I've seen this. |
| 1:09.0 | Man, it sits so weird in my soul. |
| 1:11.8 | It just sits so weird. |
| 1:20.1 | I mean, basically, in August, Serena Williams decided to come out as kind of like the campaign person for Roe. It is a GLP1 medication. |
| 1:29.9 | You know, this is this is OZMPIC, but from a different type of pharmacy. And it's photos of her |
| 1:35.1 | kind of like fake injecting herself. You know, there was a selfie of her that went kind of viral |
| 1:40.0 | a few weeks prior to that of her just looking crazy shredded. But obviously the comments are asking |
| 1:44.7 | like, OZMPIC allegations. And yeah, it's so, it's so, it's so weird. I'm stunned and I actually |
| 1:53.9 | still don't know where I land. What about you? Yeah, I think this, this just got a big old sigh from me. |
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