Claim
It seems reasonable to state that body shaming has become a pressing issue today, given the rapid development of social media – starting from Instagram and ending with Twitter. The users of these platforms impose the standards of how people should look, which leads to the mentioned phenomenon. Body positivity and its promotion may be considered as a significant answer to such a considerable problem.
Reason 1
Body positivity has become a movement that is founded on activities that deal with the current crucial adverse trends in social media.
Explanation
As mentioned above, body shaming comes from the imposed standards imposed by the online community, which worsens some inevitable psychological problems.
Evidence
Adolescents pay more attention to what makes them unique and, unlike others, paying special attention to appearance. During pubertal adjustment of the body, there are prerequisites for dissatisfaction with their body (Gam et al. 1325). Raised in a prosperous family, the child still faces difficulties in forming a positive image of his or her own body.
Evidence
In the social sphere, the image can have both positive and negative aspects. The positive is that every effort is made to achieve the goal through the presence of the image of the desired. At the same time, it can be dangerous at the social level if a personal conflict arises (MartĂnez-González et al. 6630). When society sets strict limits, teenagers lose themselves in efforts to be within these limits.
Explanation of Evidence
The described problems seem to be the basis of why body shaming has such a negative impact today.
Reason 2
Body positivity is the only way to face the body-shaming challenge today.
Explanation
It seems that there are no other efficient alternatives to address body shaming.
Evidence
Coyne et al. demonstrate the significance of body-positive music (5).
Evidence
Pickett and Cunningham explore inclusive physical activity spaces, referring to the case of body-positive yoga (336).
Explanation of Evidence
A plethora of scholarly studies demonstrates the effectiveness of body positivity practices.
Works Cited
Coyne, Sarah, et al. “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Effect of Lstening to Body Positive Music on Implicit and Explicit Body Esteem.” Psychology of Popular Media, vol. 10, no. 1, 2021, pp. 2–13.
Gam, Rahul Taye et al. “Body Shaming among School-Going Adolescents: Prevalence and Predictors.” International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, vol. 7., no. 4, 2020, pp. 1324–1328.
MartĂnez-González, Marina, et al. “Women Facing Psychological Abuse: How Do They Respond to Maternal Identity Humiliation and Body Shaming?” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, vol. 18, no, 12, pp. 6627–6644.
Pickett, Andrew, and George Cunningham. “Creating Inclusive Physical Activity Spaces: The Case of Body-Positive Yoga.” Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, vol. 88, no. 3., 2016, pp. 329–338.