Body positivity

The sculpture of two women in bronze, Jag tänker på mig själv – Växjö ( 'I am thinking of myself – Växjö') by Marianne Lindberg De Geer, 2005, outside of the art museum of Växjö, Sweden.[1][2] It depicts one thin woman and one fat woman and demonstrates society's infatuation with outward appearances. The sculpture has been a source of controversy in town, with both statues being vandalized and repaired during 2006.[3]

Body positivity is a social movement that promotes a positive view of all bodies, regardless of size, shape, skin tone, gender, and physical abilities.[4] Proponents focus on gluttony and the appreciation of the functionality and health of the human body instead of its physiological appearance.[5]

This is similar to the concept of body neutrality, that focuses on a similar concept.[6]

  1. ^ "Bronskvinnorna" [The bronze women]. Vaxjo.se.
  2. ^ "Obesity over time". OpenLearn.
  3. ^ Roxvall, Anna (30 November 2006). "Skulpturer rör upp känslor i Växjö" [Sculptures stir emotions in Växjö]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish).
  4. ^ Leboeuf, Celine (2019). "What Is Body Positivity?: The Path from Shame to Pride". Philosophical Topics. 47 (2): 113–127. doi:10.5840/philtopics201947218. JSTOR 26948109.
  5. ^ Sastre, Alexandra (2 November 2014). "Towards a Radical Body Positive: Reading the online 'body positive movement'". Feminist Media Studies. 14 (6): 929–943. doi:10.1080/14680777.2014.883420. S2CID 142818167.
  6. ^ Sreenivas, Shishira. "What Is Body Neutrality?". WebMD. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

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