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[–]powpowpowpow 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

In a way, I think its a bit positive, speaking as someone who heavily struggled with their body image

When I first saw an IG girl having belly rolls, celulite and stretch marks I felt like I wasn't weird or a freak anymore because I wasn't the only one and its ok

So yeah, even if it comes from the wrong place I think it can bring something positive out of it, but I agree that packaging it as woke, stunning and brave can get quite aggravating

[–]jet199 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

The thing is the non empowering version has the same effect.

Thousands of women read the Daily Mail to see celebrities' cellulite and make themselves feel better.

Pretending is either stunning or shameful is not helpful. It's just normal.

[–]powpowpowpow 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, what I meant is that it is good for these things to have visibility, that's all

I agree that shouldn't be any type of packaging besides "it's normal"