Don't tell me to love my bodyFACEBOOK / CLEM BASTOW A person who is fuming about their invisible disability and acne breakout does not need to be barked at to 'TREASURE YOURSELF!' READ MORE:* Stop telling me to love my body: What the body positive movement doesn't get* Why this woman's 'body positive' message has people outraged* No, Dove, we don't need your 'body positive' soap bottlesThis experience is not uncommon. As is increasingly becoming common, The Onion capably skewered "body positive" advertising last week (and just in time for International Womens' Day, too) with the news piece, "New Body Negativity Campaign Promotes Idea That Ugliness Comes In All Shapes And Sizes". What that doesn't mean, however, is that what I need on a dodgy day is to repeat a body love mantra until I find everything about my body beautiful. It's okay to feel beautiful today and ugly tomorrow.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2018 20:37 UTC