the bella hadid part caught me totally off guard. i feel like sometimes we completely forget how we’re all kind of alienated into thinking that we need to be have a ‘perfect’ body/face or whatever, but it’s all made up
Ugh I resonate — for half of my life I was naturally thin and honestly looked frail and sickly and that’s what everyone talked about, and in this half I’ve put on weight, and suddenly that’s a problem too. I once even had a guy tell me that he picked me because I had the “potential” to be the hottest girl in the room — if I lost 15 pounds. There’s always this “aspirational body” that changes like trends. One day you want the BBL curves, and the next skinny is in again. One could argue skinny is always in, it’s always the North Star aspirational “peak” than in reality is never a peak at all if unnaturally maintained. What a great essay
Brilliant essay! The quote from Roxane Gay and the paragraph following beneath that were my favourite bits. Such a well thought out discussion, and I like when things push me to reflect in very specific ways.
In the past six years, millions of people have been taking GLP1 drugs in the US, often without insurance because treatment for pre-diabetes is typically not covered. The number of deaths during that period is below 200. So while body positivity is an issue, it pales in comparison to the prevention of diabetes. Since almost half of diabetes patients are female, the primary significance of GLP1 drugs from a feminist perspective is that they prevent serious health problems for women.
the bella hadid part caught me totally off guard. i feel like sometimes we completely forget how we’re all kind of alienated into thinking that we need to be have a ‘perfect’ body/face or whatever, but it’s all made up
Absolutely loved this read. Deeply resonates
thank you for reading <3
this essay came at the most perfect time
Ugh I resonate — for half of my life I was naturally thin and honestly looked frail and sickly and that’s what everyone talked about, and in this half I’ve put on weight, and suddenly that’s a problem too. I once even had a guy tell me that he picked me because I had the “potential” to be the hottest girl in the room — if I lost 15 pounds. There’s always this “aspirational body” that changes like trends. One day you want the BBL curves, and the next skinny is in again. One could argue skinny is always in, it’s always the North Star aspirational “peak” than in reality is never a peak at all if unnaturally maintained. What a great essay
this is everything
Brilliant essay! The quote from Roxane Gay and the paragraph following beneath that were my favourite bits. Such a well thought out discussion, and I like when things push me to reflect in very specific ways.
Thank you for publishing this.
In the past six years, millions of people have been taking GLP1 drugs in the US, often without insurance because treatment for pre-diabetes is typically not covered. The number of deaths during that period is below 200. So while body positivity is an issue, it pales in comparison to the prevention of diabetes. Since almost half of diabetes patients are female, the primary significance of GLP1 drugs from a feminist perspective is that they prevent serious health problems for women.