Chrissy King on Instagram: "Lots of people have been talking about this headline by the NY Post, and for good reason.There are a myriad of issues with it – bodies aren’t trends; calling someone ‘heroin’ chick is insensitive and problematic; it’s quite possibly encouraging people to go to downright dangerous measures to shrink their bodies – ie. extreme dieting, disordered eating, prescription drugs (like people without diabetes taking diabetic medication because weight loss is a byproduct) etc.But I want to point out the thing most people are missing: The anti-Blackness and white supremacy wrapped up into the idea of booties being out of style now. One of the things I discuss in The Body Liberation Project is that many BIPOC, Black women in particular, grew up with naturally big butts and big lips, features that weren’t praised until society deemed them fashionable or attractive. In fact, it was often quite the opposite. Black girls were often berated and teased for exactly these attributes until dominant culture deemed them ‘in style’.This is the perfect example of the myriad of ways in which anti-Blackness is intertwined with body politics. Features that have traditionally been attributed to Black bodies are celebrated and embraced only when someone who is non-Black appropriates and embodies them, even if they are artificial. And now, dominant culture has decided it’s done with big butts and they aren’t ‘in style’ anymore. Black and brown women can’t take off their butts because it’s no longer ‘popular.’ Our bodies aren’t costumes to be put on and discarded when white folks decide they aren’t fashionable anymore.This is why we can’t talk about true body liberation without discussing antiracism and white supremacy. Because for individuals with multiple, intersecting identities, body liberation and self-love can be that much more challenging. #TheBodyLiberationProject – coming 3/14/23" | Zootzle
