{"id":32361,"date":"2026-05-07T17:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=32361"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:10:23","slug":"confessions-of-a-former-body-positivity-influencer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/05\/confessions-of-a-former-body-positivity-influencer\/","title":{"rendered":"Confessions of a Former Body Positivity Influencer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people on the internet quickly judge and scorn people with bigger bodies, thinking of them as lazy and less deserving of personhood. In response, many influencers promote body positivity, encouraging fat and obese people to love themselves at any size. However, loving yourself doesn&#8217;t always mean taking care of yourself. Instead of using positivity as simple encouragement, many people and influencers have taken body positivity as a message to ignore their health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video about the confessions of a former body positivity influencer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Confessions of a Former Body Positivity Influencer\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xXrGrsvR3wo?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does\u00a0<strong>\u201crun for the hills\u201d<\/strong> mean?\u00a0<em>\u201cIt was actually something people found disgusting. \u201c<\/em><strong><em>Run for the hills<\/em><\/strong><em>. It\u2019s Fatzilla! \u201d\u00a0<\/em>Use this idiom in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does&nbsp;<strong>\u201cstayed silent\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>mean?\u201c<em>I was scared to say the wrong thing, so I <\/em><strong><em>stayed silent<\/em><\/strong><em>..\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>Use this expression in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>to brand someone a<\/strong> <strong>pariah<\/strong>\u201d mean?<em>\u00a0\u201cThe body positivity community <strong>branded me a<\/strong> <\/em><strong><em>pariah<\/em><\/strong><em>, and so I left.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Use this term in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the positive and negative effects of body positivity?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In your opinion, can body positivity and healthy living coexist? If yes, how? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you witnessed real examples of fatphobia toward others or yourself? If so, elaborate on your experiences. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the positive and negative effects of body positivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share your thoughts on this statement: \u201c<em>Not every fat person is unhealthy, and not every skinny person is healthy.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Many people on the internet quickly judge and scorn people with bigger bodies, thinking of them as lazy and less deserving of personhood. In response, many influencers promote body positivity, encouraging fat and obese people to love themselves at any size. However, loving yourself doesn&#8217;t always mean taking care of yourself. 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