Mehdi, N. and Frazier, C. (2021) Forgetting fatness: The violent co-optation of the body positivity movement. Debates in Aesthetics, 16 (1). pp. 13-28. ISSN 2514-6637
Abstract
In this paper we track the ‘body positivity’ movement from its origins, promoting radical acceptance of marginalized bodies, to its co-optation as a push for self-love for all bodies, including those bodies belonging to socially dominant groups. We argue that the new focus on the ‘body positivity’ movement involves a single-minded emphasis on beauty and aesthetic adornment, and that this undermines the original focus of social and political equality, pandering instead to capitalism and failing to rectify unjust institutions and policies. As such, we argue that the ‘body positivity’ movement ultimately marginalises further the bodies for which it initially sought justice and acceptance.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2021 12:01 |
Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2021 12:08 |
Published Version: | http://debatesinaesthetics.org/debates-in-aestheti... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | British Society of Aesthetics |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:173406 |