PEOPLE BODY POSITIVITY
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Eating-disorder survivor Megan Jayne Crabbe is a vocal voice in
the body positivity movement, with a pretty pastel feed to boot.
@bodyposipanda2
Sarah Nicole Landry’s ’gram offers a dose of mum-bod realness,
full of stretch marks, loose skin and happiness.
@thebirdspapaya3
Model and podcast host Zach Miko, pictured left, is helping to redefine what
it means to be beautiful in the male modelling world.
@zachmiko4
Stevie Blaine advocates for body acceptance and gay rights on his account,
sharing thoughts on embracing his “squishy, scarred, beautiful body”.
@bopo.boy5
Supermodel Ashley Graham has broken barriers as a cover star and
is a fierce promoter of the #BeautyBeyondSize message.
@ashleygraham6
Writer, editor and ‘fat acceptance’ advocate Marie Southard Ospina
has excellent stuff to say on breaking down size stigmas.
@mariesouthardospina7
Fashion blogger and designer Gabi Gregg promotes body love
and fab style to her followers.
@gabifresh8
Top model and founder of popular #EffYourBeautyStandards hashtag,
Tess Holliday is one to follow for bopo realness and a healthy dose
of activism.
@tessholliday @effyourbeautystandards9
Actress Jameela Jamil uses her platform to advocate for self-love and
founded the I Weigh movement as part of her ‘revolution against shame’,
showing that people’s real worth has nothing to do with numbers.
@jameelajamilofficial @i_weigh10
Mama Càx, born Cacsmy Brutus, is a Haitian-American blogger, advocate
and model who proves that a prosthetic leg is no barrier to serious style
and a life well lived.
@mamacaxx11
Julian Van Horne is a trans advocate and life coach for LGBTQ+ individuals
and those living with chronic illness, who shares his self-acceptance
message online.
@thedisabledhippieended up being a medical misadventure case; it
changed my body permanently. This experience
has led me to have a pretty awesome and unique
relationship with my body. My major struggle has
not been the relationship I have with my own
body but the ways in which society views body
difference.”
Each month, the trio interview a different
guest on the experience of living in their bodies.
“Chatting with people about very personal things
has been incredibly special and life-changing,”
Sarah says.
“It has taught me that connection has an
important role in creating any kind of social
change. And that listening to people talk about
their lived experience is one of the greatest
learning opportunities we have as individuals to
create change.” •
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Beauty without boundaries While the male body positivity
community is still small, men like Zach Miko, the first “Brawn”
model to be signed to IMG, are seeking to change that.11 bad-ass #bopo warriors
to follow on Instagram