This episode looks at the origins and background of body liberation movements and differentiates between its different branches. I also tell you about what my personal approach to body liberation is, and why I do not support the body positivity movement.

Worthy Follows:
@fatfabfeminist
@yrfatfriend
@hannahtalksbodies
@drjoshuawolrich

Cited:

Nash, Meredith, and Megan Warin. “Squeezed between Identity Politics and Intersectionality: A Critique of ‘Thin Privilege’ in Fat Studies.” Feminist Theory, vol. 18, no. 1, 2016, pp. 69–87., doi: 10.1177/1464700116666253.

Tomiyama, A J, et al. “Misclassification of Cardiometabolic Health When Using Body Mass Index Categories in NHANES 2005–2012.” International Journal of Obesity, vol. 40, no. 5, 2016, pp. 883–886., doi:10.1038/ijo.2016.17.

https://www.onewomanproject.org/blog/2020/9/9/concept-body-neutrality

Song:

“Synthwave” by Ryan Andersen, licence link-

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen#contact-artist

Body Liberation and not supporting Body Positivity.