Zendaya attends the Bulgari Mediterranea High Jewelry event at Palazzo Ducale in Venice on May 16, 2023. Demi Lovato attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. Lizzo attends the 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York City.
We only have one body, so it’s important to accept and embrace the skin we’re in. Social media and diet trends are the cause of body dysmorphia and eating disorders in our society. In this day and age, celebrities and influencers openly reject this overly filtered, photoshopped media landscape. Body positivity is a movement that promotes acceptance of all bodies, regardless of size, shape, skin color, gender and physical abilities. In a study published in the December 2019 issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, body dissatisfaction is closely linked to depression, performance-enhancing substance use, and low self-esteem.
Love the body
According to a 2016 study in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, even brief exposure to media messages depicting an “ideal body type” was associated with increased body image concerns and eating disorder symptoms. The same research also found that body dissatisfaction is linked to low self-esteem in adolescents, regardless of gender, age, weight, race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Brands that previously faced problems for not accommodating different body types, genders and races have now introduced more inclusive campaigns. For example, Victoria’s Secret has been criticized for its lack of body integration. Then, in 2021, they undertook a rebrand by replacing their “Angels” with “VS Collective.”
Choosing not to compare yourself to others and honoring your body is the way to live a body positive mindset. If you start from a place of self-love, you can achieve this. In a world where media and the internet can be so cruel and judgmental, knowing that you are confident in yourself and your values as an individual can make that negativity static. The bar for how we live our lives and how we should look while doing it is high. A successful or happy life is not just based on the physical or material. We have more to offer ourselves, our loved ones and the world.
These celebrities are all about staying body positive. Check out her inspirational quotes below:
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