tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911650810195930315.post3009910016370009504..comments2023-07-01T11:28:38.359-04:00Comments on Sex Ed Transforms: Body Positivity: What Does it Really Mean?Mimi Arbeit, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184488883636767441noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911650810195930315.post-66395679664951432212010-07-11T21:24:32.811-04:002010-07-11T21:24:32.811-04:00Studying Eco-feminism gave me, I think, some entry...Studying Eco-feminism gave me, I think, some entry-points to what I think you are calling "body positivity." A lot of Eco-fem writers use the idea of "sensuality" to connect individuals to their flesh, and the matrix of flesh in which they are composed. To identify one's body as a node upon the whole-- I think that's a body-positive practice, because it connects one's body to the universal. <br /><br />Another academic approach (one you might've expected from this commenter) would be to enjoy the Subject/Object dynamics involved in being around a body. For me, body positivity can be about seeing my body as an object given to me (no Giver), one which I can experience/exercise my will through, take care of, test the limits of... all with a spirit of thankfulness and joy. OR, even more fun is letting my body be Subject, and spending time listening to it, looking to it as a guide for the part of me that usually puts itself in charge.<br /><br />Hope that wasn't too hippie-dippy philosophical. To sum, body-positive virtues include:<br />- Sensuality, and the experience of love and connection with all other bodies<br />- Seeing the body as Gift, as Toy, as Tool, as Charge<br />- Letting the body be Subject, learning from it, being a Student to its natural 'wisdom'Wholly Foolishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3911650810195930315.post-11483612425246137632010-07-10T01:59:27.301-04:002010-07-10T01:59:27.301-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com