An influencer nudged at the other slimmer Instagrammers who adhere to the positive body and advocate self-love, which has sparked a huge debate on social media.
Influencer Raffela Mancuso, a body positive advocate of self-love, recently pointed the finger at other skinny Instagrammers who she says take up too much space in the body positivity community. The young woman explained that tall influencers like her "don't get half the recognition that thin influencers get"who engage in the body positive movement. She did not fail to accuse them of "distort their bodies to show their" imperfections "" to promote self-acceptance.
His speech thus launched a huge debate around the positive body. The movement has grown significantly in recent years, with more and more people proudly displaying their bodies on social media, encouraging others to embrace their complexes. If many recognize that "self-love is for everyone", Internet users admit that more diversity is needed in the positive body community on Instagram.
Karina Irby, targeted by Raffela Mancuso, wanted to respond to critics by saying that the Internet was a place large enough to allow "slender white women"to talk about self-love without getting the upper hand over other activists. "I believe everyone can and should talk about what body positivity means to them", she wrote via her account Instagram. "When you expose yourself publicly, you open yourself up to all kinds of criticism, you don't just do it for others. You do it for yourself too.", she added.
Karina Irby explained that she shared her "own insecurities and personal struggles" which were related to "Chronic eczema, Staphylococcus aureus, cellulite and bloating". "I stay on my path. I talk about what I know and what I have personally experienced. I never, or I will never preach subjects that I have never known", she said, adding that it was not a competition. The young woman recalled that many people struggle with complexes that are not always related to weight.
His response elicited mixed reactions. Some internet users have said that it is important to highlight the most marginalized people, to pave the way for equality. Many supported it, however, confiding that the body positive movement was for "anyone with a body " and "that there should be no rules" about who may or may not join the movement since its purpose is "to celebrate all bodies".
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