Kamilah StevensonCEO, Healthy And Better · Health & Wellness Coach | Degreed Counselor | Published Author | Helping People Achieve Holistic Wellness

Are They Stupid or What ?

1 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube dialogue, two speakers discuss the relationship between body positivity and health. Speaker A argues that body positivity is unrelated to health and highlights how profit has historically been made from unhealthy standards and body shaming. Speaker B acknowledges the lack of clear medical definitions for a "healthy" body size or shape, critiques outdated measures, and stresses that while positivity is important, it should not become an excuse for neglecting personal health responsibilities. The exchange ends with a prompt for viewers to share their agreement or disagreement.

I don't think body positivity is related to health at all. Medically, we still don't know what is a healthy body size.
We don't know what's a healthy shape. So measures are so outdated. Measures are so outdated.
You like, regards to people making money off of it, I feel like, well, we've made money off of unhealthier standards before. Like body shaming as well. This could be another facet of it.
How your body looks has nothing to do with your health. Yes, I definitely think you should have some level of positivity regardless regardless of where you are in your body composition. But at the same time, there's a thin line with going over into excuses or irresponsibility or, you know, mismanaging your body and even to the point where you're blaming the other person. And so at some point you have to have some level of accountability in how you steward your body. Be positive, but don't go over into excuses if you know that there's some things that you should be doing with your health.
Agree or disagree? Let me know below.