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I am an undergraduate student, and as part of a writing class I have decided to contribute to the article on Body Positivity! Agcohen96 ( talk) 03:38, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
1." Body positivity is a social movement rooted in the belief that all human beings should have a positive body image, and be accepting of their own bodies as well as the bodies of others. The body positivity movement addresses the unfeasible about self-acceptance, beauty, and self-esteem. The movement sets forth the notion that beauty is a construct of society, and poses that this construct should not infringe upon one's ability to feel confidence or self-worth. The idea surrounding the body positivity movement is centered around the notion that people need to love themselves to the fullest, accepting their physical traits. "
Added citation: Cwynar-Horta, Jessica (2016-12-31). "The Commodification of the Body Positive Movement on Instagram". Stream: Inspiring Critical Thought. 8 (2): 36–56. ISSN 1916-5897.
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 17:59, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
2. The shift of fat activism from a niche movement to a mainstream platform, activists recognize that size is just one of the many ways that our bodies are judged by other. The movements is working with fat acceptance, racial justice, trans and queer inclusivity and disability.
Added citation: Alptraum, Lux. "A Short History of 'Body Positivity'". Fusion. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
3. Since the 2012, and the popularity launch of social media platforms like instagram, there has been a heightened presence of the movement. The movement challenged in the most public for yet the norm of feminine of smooth skin, body size and avoid any imperfections.
Cwynar-Horta, Jessica (2016-12-31). "The Commodification of the Body Positive Movement on Instagram". Stream: Inspiring Critical Thought. 8 (2): 36–56. ISSN 1916-5897.
4. The Model and feminist Tess Holliday founded the @EffYourBeautyStandards which brought an outpour of support to the body positive movement. Instagram being utilized as an advertising platform for the movement since. Pioneers connect with brands and advertisers to promote the movement.
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 20:30, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
5. Body positivity & Inclusion The Psychology around the Body Positivity Movement
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 20:45, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
6. The Body Positivity Movement has been ground breaking because of the effect it has on the psychology of a person. [13] The movement encourages the partakers view self-acceptance and self-love as traits that dignify the person.[13] Added: Drake, Victoria (2018). "The Impact of Female Empowerment in Advertising". Media Report to Women; Coltons Point: 12–17, 23.
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 21:59, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
7. The psychology of the movement goes beyond feeling good. It started spreading to create awareness around the difficult illnesses that some suffer like Anorexia and bulimia; the movement is shedding light on subjects that brands and bigger companies refused to talk about. Big retailers like Aerie are acknowledging the power of influence they have on Behavioral advertising and the positive impact this could have for a new generation.
Added Citation: "Aerie Supports National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with Third Consecutive Customer Engagement Campaign". www.businesswire.com. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2019-02-23. Added Citation: Penn, Joanna (2012-05-01). "Behavioral Advertising: The Cryptic Hunter and Gatherer of the Internet". 64 Federal Communications Law Journal 599 (2012). 64 (3). ISSN 0163-7676
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 22:05, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
Would'nt it be good to mention Botero, and perhaps show one of his many statues? - His "style" is to show full-bodied women. Another person to mention is perhaps Spencer Tunick (He is known for showing groups of naked people in various settings). Just ideas, though... Eptalon ( talk) 08:34, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
In the "criticism" section a source is used (number 40) incorrectly.
The source is: Wang, Guanlin; Djafarian, Kurosh; Egedigwe, Chima A.; Hamdouchi, Asmaa El; Ojiambo, Robert; Ramuth, Harris; Wallner-Liebmann, Sandra Johanna; Lackner, Sonja; Diouf, Adama; Sauciuvenaite, Justina; Hambly, Catherine (2015-08-25). "The relationship of female physical attractiveness to body fatness". PeerJ. 3: e1155. doi:10.7717/peerj.1155. ISSN 2167-8359.
The current version of the "criticism" section states: "A central concept in the body positivity movement is that beauty is mostly a social construct. The body of scientific evidence currently available indicates that a significant portion of beauty standards are not learned from society, and similar throughout the world. (...) A 2015 study suggested that on average men prefer thin women with a body fat index of 19; the study involved over 1300 male participants from Europe, Asia, and Africa".
However, the cited study, if anything, contributes to the idea of beauty as a social construct. Quoting from the study: "This is an enormous difference in body weight and based on these data we can clearly reject the evolutionary models, as formulated, based on health, fertility and famine survival". Before doing the survey, scientists calculated what would be "inborn", "evolutionary" idea of female beauty - and that would be around 22-24 BMI, as women with this weight have the longest live expectancy and fertility. However, modern men chose as "attractive" the thinnest possible women. Thus, "evolutionary models" are rejected and the study contributes to the idea of beauty as a social construct. To use it as an evidence to the contrary is incorrect.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dgavrilo ( talk • contribs) 13:08, 9 June 2021 (UTC) (Please sign your comment with 4 tildes.)
Reading this article, I found a lot of repeating contents. For example: the definition of body positivity is repeated multiple times throughout the article. Mental health problems are described twice. It gives me the idea that this article has too may sections, and should be shortened drastically. Therefore, I tagged the article for too many sections.
Furthermore, lots of the contents should be under Fat acceptance movement. The Body positivity#History section mostly matches the Fat acceptance movement#History section. This article should be about the body positivity movement, which is mostly a social media movement and therefore has a relatively short history. The fat acceptance movement is very similar to the body positivity movement, but if we are going to have two separate articles, we should keep the topics separate. Therefore, I tagged the history section as duplicate.
This article is on my to-do list to work on. I've resolved the encyclopedic tone issues and rewrote the lead section such that it uses reliable sources. Let me know what you think about all of this. Pyrite Pro ( talk) 13:45, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
By my very rough-and-ready count, the refs cited in this article consist of:
The remaining (of 50) are general news sources - from reasonable places like BBC Future, the Guardian - and yes, some are opinion pieces. That does not necessarily disqualify them as RS for an topic of this kind, in my view. It is, after all, discussing (purportedly) prevailing social attitudes and experiences.
There is one {Cite needed} tag for an unsupported statement. There are 2 "additional" or "better source needed" tags. Where else are cites needed or improved sources needed? I'd like to help with sourcing, but I am having trouble working out which sources are unreliable and which statements are unsupported. Blogs, just because they're blogs, are not completely out of the question, per WP:USESPS and WP:BLOGS, but if any are particularly bad, please highlight them: I'd love to find something better to replace them with - or edit the content if warranted. Thanks - looking forward to hearing, and hoping to help. 49.177.107.107 ( talk) 08:16, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
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I.e. meaning the sound of a person's voice. For example, people being statistically treated "better" if their voice sounds a certain way (e.g. a pitch "expected" for their gender). Wallby ( talk) 15:14, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
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I am an undergraduate student, and as part of a writing class I have decided to contribute to the article on Body Positivity! Agcohen96 ( talk) 03:38, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
1." Body positivity is a social movement rooted in the belief that all human beings should have a positive body image, and be accepting of their own bodies as well as the bodies of others. The body positivity movement addresses the unfeasible about self-acceptance, beauty, and self-esteem. The movement sets forth the notion that beauty is a construct of society, and poses that this construct should not infringe upon one's ability to feel confidence or self-worth. The idea surrounding the body positivity movement is centered around the notion that people need to love themselves to the fullest, accepting their physical traits. "
Added citation: Cwynar-Horta, Jessica (2016-12-31). "The Commodification of the Body Positive Movement on Instagram". Stream: Inspiring Critical Thought. 8 (2): 36–56. ISSN 1916-5897.
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 17:59, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
2. The shift of fat activism from a niche movement to a mainstream platform, activists recognize that size is just one of the many ways that our bodies are judged by other. The movements is working with fat acceptance, racial justice, trans and queer inclusivity and disability.
Added citation: Alptraum, Lux. "A Short History of 'Body Positivity'". Fusion. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
3. Since the 2012, and the popularity launch of social media platforms like instagram, there has been a heightened presence of the movement. The movement challenged in the most public for yet the norm of feminine of smooth skin, body size and avoid any imperfections.
Cwynar-Horta, Jessica (2016-12-31). "The Commodification of the Body Positive Movement on Instagram". Stream: Inspiring Critical Thought. 8 (2): 36–56. ISSN 1916-5897.
4. The Model and feminist Tess Holliday founded the @EffYourBeautyStandards which brought an outpour of support to the body positive movement. Instagram being utilized as an advertising platform for the movement since. Pioneers connect with brands and advertisers to promote the movement.
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 20:30, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
5. Body positivity & Inclusion The Psychology around the Body Positivity Movement
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 20:45, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
6. The Body Positivity Movement has been ground breaking because of the effect it has on the psychology of a person. [13] The movement encourages the partakers view self-acceptance and self-love as traits that dignify the person.[13] Added: Drake, Victoria (2018). "The Impact of Female Empowerment in Advertising". Media Report to Women; Coltons Point: 12–17, 23.
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 21:59, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
7. The psychology of the movement goes beyond feeling good. It started spreading to create awareness around the difficult illnesses that some suffer like Anorexia and bulimia; the movement is shedding light on subjects that brands and bigger companies refused to talk about. Big retailers like Aerie are acknowledging the power of influence they have on Behavioral advertising and the positive impact this could have for a new generation.
Added Citation: "Aerie Supports National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with Third Consecutive Customer Engagement Campaign". www.businesswire.com. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2019-02-23. Added Citation: Penn, Joanna (2012-05-01). "Behavioral Advertising: The Cryptic Hunter and Gatherer of the Internet". 64 Federal Communications Law Journal 599 (2012). 64 (3). ISSN 0163-7676
-- Corve1994 ( talk) 22:05, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
Would'nt it be good to mention Botero, and perhaps show one of his many statues? - His "style" is to show full-bodied women. Another person to mention is perhaps Spencer Tunick (He is known for showing groups of naked people in various settings). Just ideas, though... Eptalon ( talk) 08:34, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
In the "criticism" section a source is used (number 40) incorrectly.
The source is: Wang, Guanlin; Djafarian, Kurosh; Egedigwe, Chima A.; Hamdouchi, Asmaa El; Ojiambo, Robert; Ramuth, Harris; Wallner-Liebmann, Sandra Johanna; Lackner, Sonja; Diouf, Adama; Sauciuvenaite, Justina; Hambly, Catherine (2015-08-25). "The relationship of female physical attractiveness to body fatness". PeerJ. 3: e1155. doi:10.7717/peerj.1155. ISSN 2167-8359.
The current version of the "criticism" section states: "A central concept in the body positivity movement is that beauty is mostly a social construct. The body of scientific evidence currently available indicates that a significant portion of beauty standards are not learned from society, and similar throughout the world. (...) A 2015 study suggested that on average men prefer thin women with a body fat index of 19; the study involved over 1300 male participants from Europe, Asia, and Africa".
However, the cited study, if anything, contributes to the idea of beauty as a social construct. Quoting from the study: "This is an enormous difference in body weight and based on these data we can clearly reject the evolutionary models, as formulated, based on health, fertility and famine survival". Before doing the survey, scientists calculated what would be "inborn", "evolutionary" idea of female beauty - and that would be around 22-24 BMI, as women with this weight have the longest live expectancy and fertility. However, modern men chose as "attractive" the thinnest possible women. Thus, "evolutionary models" are rejected and the study contributes to the idea of beauty as a social construct. To use it as an evidence to the contrary is incorrect.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dgavrilo ( talk • contribs) 13:08, 9 June 2021 (UTC) (Please sign your comment with 4 tildes.)
Reading this article, I found a lot of repeating contents. For example: the definition of body positivity is repeated multiple times throughout the article. Mental health problems are described twice. It gives me the idea that this article has too may sections, and should be shortened drastically. Therefore, I tagged the article for too many sections.
Furthermore, lots of the contents should be under Fat acceptance movement. The Body positivity#History section mostly matches the Fat acceptance movement#History section. This article should be about the body positivity movement, which is mostly a social media movement and therefore has a relatively short history. The fat acceptance movement is very similar to the body positivity movement, but if we are going to have two separate articles, we should keep the topics separate. Therefore, I tagged the history section as duplicate.
This article is on my to-do list to work on. I've resolved the encyclopedic tone issues and rewrote the lead section such that it uses reliable sources. Let me know what you think about all of this. Pyrite Pro ( talk) 13:45, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
By my very rough-and-ready count, the refs cited in this article consist of:
The remaining (of 50) are general news sources - from reasonable places like BBC Future, the Guardian - and yes, some are opinion pieces. That does not necessarily disqualify them as RS for an topic of this kind, in my view. It is, after all, discussing (purportedly) prevailing social attitudes and experiences.
There is one {Cite needed} tag for an unsupported statement. There are 2 "additional" or "better source needed" tags. Where else are cites needed or improved sources needed? I'd like to help with sourcing, but I am having trouble working out which sources are unreliable and which statements are unsupported. Blogs, just because they're blogs, are not completely out of the question, per WP:USESPS and WP:BLOGS, but if any are particularly bad, please highlight them: I'd love to find something better to replace them with - or edit the content if warranted. Thanks - looking forward to hearing, and hoping to help. 49.177.107.107 ( talk) 08:16, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
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I.e. meaning the sound of a person's voice. For example, people being statistically treated "better" if their voice sounds a certain way (e.g. a pitch "expected" for their gender). Wallby ( talk) 15:14, 18 April 2024 (UTC)