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STEP 1: 5 MINUTES
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Body Positivity & Acceptance
Body Positivity - a movement to celebrate all bodies as beautiful and 'good.'
Body Acceptance - the belief that our rights and agency should not depend on what our body looks like, how it works, or whether society sees it as a 'good' body.
SMASH THE KYRIARCHY
Why Act Now?
Supremacy culture raises us to believe that only people with specific types of bodies are entitled to human rights, healthcare, public access, safety, and respect.
What we are supposed to accept as a 'good' or 'normal' body is defined through popular media - books, advertisements, TV and commerce.
The Body Positivity movement is a push to include a few more types of bodies in the media under the definition of 'good.'
But should our rights depend on whether someone accepts our bodies? Or should all bodies be acceptable?
All Bodies Are Good Bodies: A Family Action Toolkit
A Body Positivity Toolkit For Activist Kids
CHOSEN BY KYRIARCHY-SMASHING KIDS
Best Kids Books on Body Diversity
STEP 2: 10 MINUTES
Ask Questions
Talk about this topic with an adult who you trust to be honest with you..
When...
Has anyone ever compared your body to someone else's?
How did it make you feel?
How do you think it made the other person feel?
Who...
Who looks like you in the stories you watch and read?
Do the other characters see them as beautiful?
Why?
How...
Do others make assumptions about you based on your looks?
Does your body make it easier for you to do specific things? Harder?
*How to talk about privilege with kids: Acknowledging our opportunities and resources (and what to do about it)
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STEP 3: USE WHAT YOU HAVE
Get Creative
Flex your brain using what you've learned & discover what's within your control to change.
TODDLERS & Pre-K
Self-Portrait Hanger
Affirming & celebrating our uniqueness inside & out with positive discussions and reflective artwork via Revolutionary Humans
Pre-K & Elementary
What My Body Does For Me
Downloadable worksheet with conversation starters to help children when the urge to compare starts, via Plant Love Grow
Elementary
Fashion Show Pinterest Board
Create your own fashion runway show by collecting images from the web of outfits and styles that both look good and feel good on your unique body.
Elementary+
No-Sew Creative Fashion Workshop
Make or hack your wardrobe so that it fully celebrates the intersection of all of your identities, via Sky Cubacub of Rebirth Garments
grownups
Responding To Cringe Comments
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IT'S STILL OKAY TO LAUGH
Hard conversations with humor & joy
Every month the Luminary Braintrust tackles a new member challenge to make talking about social justice easier in real life.
STEP 4: ASSESS YOUR CAPACITY
Step Into Your Power: Take Action
Whether it's time, money, or our voice - we all have something to contribute.
DIG DEEPER
Bonus Resources
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WATCH
Intro to Body Liberation
Gloria Lucas introduces the concept of body liberation and how to start dismantling restriction culture.
HOW TO
Guides & Scripts
Join the Luminary Braintrust and get access to our Resource Library of scripts & templates - including how to respond when your kid says something cringe about a visible difference in public.
WATCH
Self-Advocacy Through Fashion
How Sky Cubacub uses fashion as a vehicle for disabled queers of all sizes to support the Radical Visibility movement.
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