Kahtya Cherney SC ’25 and Casey Malone SC ’24 have transformed their class assignment into Scripps’ Body Activism Club, carving out a needed space at the 5Cs.
Tag: Body Positivity
OPINION: Embracing aging is body positivity
Aging is a normal bodily process; Embracing rather than resisting it is a form of body positivity, writes Mishaal Ijaz.
OPINION: Instead of body positivity, embrace body neutrality
The body positivity movement turned from helpful to harmful. Instead, we should start to embrace body neutrality, writes Abby Loiselle PO ’23
Students strut their stuff, build confidence at Scripps heels dance classes
Heels dance classes, taught at the Sallie Tiernan Field House every Tuesday night, are helping students stand a little taller — and not just because of the heels. The classes, members say, promote body positivity and self-empowerment.
OPINION: Why Lizzo did what Meghan Trainor couldn’t
Lizzo has strongly impacted body positivity. Unlike Meghan Trainor, she uplifts women of color and refuses to give in to the male gaze.
‘TheFatSexTherapist’ leads discussion on body positivity for South Asian students
The Committee for South Asian Voices hosted Sonalee Rashatwar, also known as TheFatSexTherapist, for a body positivity workshop Feb. 28.
What your mama didn’t tell you: A body positivity discussion for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Gloria Lucas, activist and Nalgona Positivity Pride founder, hosted “Eating Disorders and Body Love: The Things Mama Didn’t Tell You.”