Is #BodyPositivity Over?
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4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2025
⏱️ 51 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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| 0:48.0 | ends 14th October. |
| 0:49.1 | Club Godder app required. Hey, I'm Candice Lim. |
| 1:05.2 | And I'm Kate Lindsay, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I. |
| 1:08.6 | In case you missed it. |
| 1:10.3 | Slate's podcast about internet culture. |
| 1:12.6 | And I'll be honest, there have been a lot of shocking things on the timeline these past few weeks. |
| 1:18.6 | But there's one specifically I want to talk about today and ask if you've seen Candace, which is Serena Williams, advertising being on a GLP1. |
| 1:30.5 | Ooh, I've seen this. |
| 1:33.2 | Man, it sits so weird in my soul. |
| 1:35.7 | It just sits so weird. |
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