The Body Positivity Mirage: How Social Media Devoured Its Own Utopia The body positivity movement, once hailed as a beacon of hope for a more inclusive and accepting world, has largely disappeared from social media feeds.
In its place is a new era of body shaming and pressure to conform to an increasingly narrow definition of beauty.
The irony is not lost on those who remember the early days of the movement, when the internet offered respite from the relentless scrutiny of beauty standards.