{"id":7355,"date":"2018-11-16T18:34:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T18:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/?p=7355"},"modified":"2022-06-22T12:05:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T16:05:43","slug":"body-positive-articles-11-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/know\/body-positive-articles-11-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Best Body-Positive Reads From the Last Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One week has passed since our last body-positive news roundup, but, luckily, there\u2019s much more where that came from. Read on to learn about the strides we\u2019ve made in size inclusivity\u2014and where we\u2019re still lagging behind. Here\u2019s your full recap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/192414\/plus-size-trans-women-speak-out-against-victorias-secret-telling-them-they-arent-good-enough#.mLW0YfyNK\">Plus-size and transgender models speak out against Victoria\u2019s Secret\u2019s Chief Marketing Officer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed Razek, the CMO of the parent company of Victoria\u2019s Secret, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/victorias-secret-ed-razek-monica-mitro-interview\">admitted in an interview with&nbsp;<em>Vogue<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;that the exclusion of plus-size and transgender models from their runway show was to maintain the \u201cfantasy.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Mic&nbsp;<\/em>chatted with models and non-models alike to hear their thoughts on Razek\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2018\/nov\/11\/fat-people-can-be-fit-too-meet-the-personal-trainers-who-challenge-every-stereotype\">Fitness spaces are slowly becoming more inclusive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that every body is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/know\/introducing-diaco-active\/\">#FitToThrive<\/a>, but the active industry is having trouble keeping up. Luckily, pioneers like Dia Wellness Adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/meet\/spotlight-on-louise-green\/\">Louise Green<\/a> and plus-size yoga instructor Jessamyn Stanley are leading the charge to make plus-size bodies feel more comfortable and confident in gyms and yoga studios. This article also lists the people making workout spaces safer for all ages, levels of mobility, and religions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.com\/fitness\/jessie-diaz-curves-with-moves-real-life-strong\">Jessie Diaz proves that being a great dancer isn\u2019t reserved for a certain body type<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curves With Moves founder&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dia.com\/blog\/live\/plus-size-dancer-jessie-diaz\/\">Jessie Diaz<\/a>&nbsp;never anticipated she\u2019d become a role model for dancers of all sizes. But after both plus- and straight-size women started showing up to her body-positive dance classes, she knew she had created something really special. Jessie\u2019s learned that there\u2019s more than one way to have a \u201cdancer body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.romper.com\/p\/9-awful-things-people-say-to-plus-size-moms-13130836\">The problematic things people say to plus-size moms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mom and writer Steph Montgomery unpacks the assumptions and questions she gets most because of her size. Her experiences further demonstrate that weight and health aren\u2019t always connected\u2014and that people, in general, need to do a better job of not judging one another\u2019s choices and lifestyles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/11\/13\/style\/fat-shaming-men.html\">One man who\u2019s struggling with body positive asks the Dear Sugars for guidance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond, aka the <em>Dear Sugar<\/em> advice columnists, respond to a man struggling to love and accept his body. Their words are supportive, inspirational, and a great reminder that media is the problem\u2014not our bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>What do you think about these topics? <\/strong>Share this post with your opinion and&nbsp;get your friends<br>in on the conversation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One week has passed since our last body-positive news roundup, but, luckily, there\u2019s much more where that came from. Read on to learn about the strides we\u2019ve made in size inclusivity\u2014and where we\u2019re still lagging behind. 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