It might not be right for everybody.
, where we unpack the complicated experience of trying to accept your own body in a world that doesn't seem to want you to. This month, staff editor Nicola Dall’Asen discusses the emerging body neutrality movement — and why it isn't a perfect practice for everyone.
Body neutrality is like body positivity's wise, older aunt. The goal is still to change the way we think about the way we look, but rather than foster adoration for one's body, body neutrality says one should aim to merely accept it for what it is and focus more on the mental and emotional aspects of identity, such as compassion, a sense of humor, creativity.
But every time I'm about to dip my toe in the body neutrality water, I hesitate because, while I can acknowledge that my body's appearance isn't and shouldn't be the most important aspect of my being, I also can't deny that how my body looks has always affected my thoughts, feelings, personality, sexuality — all of it.
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