body positivity – CU Independent https://cuindependent.com University of Colorado Boulder Student News Mon, 18 Feb 2019 08:05:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.9 https://cuindependent.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-CUILOGO-white-mini-32x32.png body positivity – CU Independent https://cuindependent.com 32 32 Opinion: Body positivity encourages obesity https://cuindependent.com/2018/10/05/opinion-body-positivity-encourages-obesity/ Sat, 06 Oct 2018 04:05:57 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=94532 The body positivity movement, while well-meaning, highlights the shortcomings in American society to support healthy habits. By Mariko Nomi

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]]> Opinion: Let people love themselves (the body positivity movement) https://cuindependent.com/2018/09/27/opinion-let-people-love-body-positivity/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 03:06:17 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=94524 Criticisms of the body positivity movement are baseless, fueled by society’s irrational hatred of the overweight and obese. By Hannah Metzger

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]]> Aly Raisman condemns organizations which hid Nassar’s misconduct https://cuindependent.com/2018/04/14/aly-raisman-speaks-at-cu/ Sun, 15 Apr 2018 04:27:45 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=92758 The U.S. Olympic gymnast shared her recent advocacy efforts against sexual abuse and emphasized the need for justice. By Mia Gallegos

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]]> Girl on Girl: Why it’s time to remove the word FAT from your vocabulary https://cuindependent.com/2016/09/01/girl-girl-time-remove-word-fat-vocabulary/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 05:23:23 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=74029 We've all heard of fat-shaming, but how does this affect women's everyday lives? By Dani Pinkus

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