Fat Positive 2022

So I have been getting lots of questions about what body positivity  is all about. So I will try and be simple as I can..

Positivity loosely entails characteristics such as certainty, acceptance and affirmation. These characteristics are basically hard to uphold everyday. I guess that is why it has become an everyday mantra in our society so we get constant reminders. The #positivity  has an excess of 14 million hits on the gram. Some might look at it as an irritating personality quirk. However, positivity is seen by the things you  do not  say. Being positive does not mean being happy all the time. Just like life itself it is never linear.The positivity phenomenon is not new. The idea that changing yourthoughtssf65z6fcan change your reality is one of the cornerstones of Buddhist teachings.It  also goes back to as far as the 60s  when the United States was promoting  women rights and black civil rights emancipation.

Body positivity now goes beyond physical stature race, gender and disability also come into play 

So yah being plus size has its fair share of troubles such as hypertension, heart attack, stroke and diabetes. Being positive means you can eat what you want still mindful of your health of course. Research shows stigma has in itself led to eating disorders. TLC channel on DSTV  profiles 300lb and 500lb people most of whom have been constant and continuous shaming victims. This has made those people to cower and hide in their homes and they continuously devour food because oh well their worth has been equated to weight. The rollercoaster gets unstoppable, literally what sociologists will call a self fulfilling prophecy. The personal experiences are beyond damaging. This is inclusive of both genders though different expectations. Men are automatically deemed unhealthy and sexually lacking. Whilst women automatically become ugly and the second option. Weighty right? because beauty is a prerequisite for womanhood. See why people slip into depression because of body shaming.

Personally positivity means all bodies are good bodies. Black, thick, fat, disabled, short and dark. The misfits are mistreated and misrepresented. People have been suffering in silence. Slowly there are spaces to turn to albeit decades or centuries later people ought to use them. I am not trying to reinvent the well . I just want to live and not be judged.

do not project ur personal values and ideologies 

How do you feel when you see pictures of people that relate to your story. Unlearn, Learn and Relearn

Also being positive means that you don't have to pin your hopes on someone else especially celebrities and influencers. Just be inspired and not live under someone's shadow. People are entitled to personal choices, one can wake up and decide to join the 'ideal' body brigade and you gon be left bitter and self loathing one more time. My body also changes from time time due to hormones, alcohol intake, stress amongst other things but l try to love it in all seasons.

 It’s not my fault that the baggiest dress doesn’t fit me like a tent. Actually, it does  definitely fit me like a tent, but like a rather well-endowed, still curvy, and highly eye-catching tent.