Bodyshaming celebrates its comeback – but do you really have to write off Body Posity now?
Oh, Hollywood. Just when we thought that the body of the body positivity had finally gained the upper hand, she conjured up a new trend from her hat. But who could blame you – with Ozempic and Co., to lose weight almost sounds too good to be true.
Diversity on magazine, a more open handling of realistic body images, the growing awareness that ideals can also be dangerous and are always socially constructed: the body positive movement has really achieved a lot in recent years. Years of body activism reminded us that beauty does not depend on body dimensions. Is the massive weight loss using diabetes drugs now turning back the clock?
Even stars that were previously celebrated for their body-positive setting suddenly appear much slimmer on red carpets. Of course you can lose weight, of course you should feel comfortable in your bodies. And of course, people who see their role models like this: thin is back in.
But not … have we only talked to us in recent years that we think body-positive? Looking at you, Bild newspaper.
What is often hidden: prominent have access to resources that the average citizen does not have. Personal nutritionists, trainers and stylists help you create your look. And when a medication comes into play that suppresses feelings of hunger, a body shape is raised to the norm that is simply not accessible to many – also because the syringes are expensive.
Do you know Nunya? Nunya Damn Business!
Do we have to be jealous now? Sour? Amused? Outraged? When it comes to Boulevard newspapers who realize themselves about the sudden slimming of well-known people. The senseless thing about this debate: the stigmatization and suspicions do not bring anyone any further. For example, we take Ariana Grande: Your body at the BAFTAs was more bony than usual, Ozempic has to be in the game! Although there is no evidence of this – nor do people know about their appearance on the net about what is really behind it. And whether it is a fucking problem at all that you should tear your mouth.
And anyway: lol to people like the one here:
Hopefully the body-positive movement is not yet over. After all, their core was never perfection, but mental and physical health. And that is also worth striving for in 2025.