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CMV: the body positive movement should be based around people with unchangeable disabilities, not people who are overweight.


I believe that overweight or even underweight people should very much be part of the body positive movement and should remain that way. However they should not be the figurehead of the movement as a whole.

As I have found before, many people use the body positive movement as a excuse for not striving to change their BMI or their possibly fatal circumstances. A persons body weight, as I have found can at the very least be helped.

On the other hand, people who do not have control over their circumstances with their own body (someone with Down syndrome or people with other visible disabilities beyond their control etc.) often are not seen as a major part of the movement despite needing the support that the movement has to offer. 

I know this has flaws, but I would like to know an opposing view on the matter.
gpt
I think you misunderstand the body-positive movement.  First and foremost it attempts to disconnect that the entire idea of self-worth, how people see you and what your social/economic value is is wrapped up in your body.  It's often seen as emphasizing the value of the body, but this is a misunderstanding - it's about emphasizing how awesome a person is and that the body's appearance should not have a negative impact on one's awesomeness.

the incumbent reality is that the body is a source of negativity - almost universally.  And...that negativity isn't about "health" it's about personal worth.  So...the point to take away is that no matter what your body looks like you are an awesome person.  Feel _positive_ and don't let body negativity take hold.  It's perhaps an awkward opposite, but it strikes me that you're seeing things through that opposite lens in an off way.