{"id":5467,"date":"2018-09-28T20:52:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T20:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/?p=5467"},"modified":"2022-06-22T12:11:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T16:11:47","slug":"5-body-positive-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/know\/5-body-positive-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Bo-Po Articles on Our Reading List This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2018, runways, magazines, and the entertainment industry have finally made a greater effort to be more representative of all sizes, ages, races, and genders. In terms of building a more size-inclusive future, Dia&amp;Co campaigns like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teeupchange.com\">#TeeUpChange<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/movefashionforward\">#MoveFashionForward<\/a> are focused on transforming the plus-size clothing industry\u2014and the term \u201cbody positivity\u201d is popping up in publications everywhere. Luckily, we\u2019ve&nbsp;scoured the internet to bring you the most inspiring and thought-provoking pieces that were published in the past seven days. These are the articles we\u2019re loving this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Jameela Jamil Wants to Upend the \u201cBody Positivity\u201d Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Good Place\u201d actress Jameela Jamil sat down with&nbsp;<em>Marie Claire&nbsp;<\/em>to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/a23322545\/jameela-jamil-interview-good-place\/\">discuss her feelings<\/a>&nbsp;about body image and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/i_weigh\/?hl=en\">\u201cI Weigh\u201d movement<\/a>. (Warning: Slight spoilers for \u201cThe Good Place\u201d ahead!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. What It\u2019s Really Like to Be Fat in a World That Hates Fat People<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/what-its-like-to-be-fat_us_5b9fbcdee4b046313fbd7143\">This emotional essay<\/a>&nbsp;unpacks Laura Bogart\u2019s experience living in a plus-size body and learning to love the skin she\u2019s in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. The Complicated Reality of Weight Loss in the Body-Positive Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brit.co\/can-i-still-be-a-body-positive-feminist-if-i-lose-weight\/\">In this piece<\/a>&nbsp;from <em>Brit + Co<\/em>, writer&nbsp;Ashley Abramson shares three women\u2019s opinions about identifying as \u201cbody positive\u201d while on weight-loss journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Piers Morgan Viciously Body-Shames Tess Holliday Again in Open Letter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After TV personality Piers Morgan wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-6190487\/PIERS-MORGAN-Stop-lying-Tess-youre-morbidly-obese-going-kill-you.html\">an open letter<\/a> to plus-size influencer Tess Holliday overflowing with fake concern for her health, Tess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/piers-morgan-tess-holliday-letter_us_5ba4c02ee4b0181540dc0082\">stayed true to her body-positive message and remained confident<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. 8 Plus-Size Models Who Paved the Way for Today\u2019s Biggest Names<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/en-us\/2018\/09\/210785\/lus-size-modeling-movement\"><em>Refinery29&nbsp;<\/em>pays homage<\/a>&nbsp;to the incredible women who redefined what society saw as the classic model body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Have an opinion about one of these articles? <\/strong>Share this post with your take and get the conversation started!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2018, runways, magazines, and the entertainment industry have finally made a greater effort to be more representative of all sizes, ages, races, and genders. 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