Prize Year
2023
Document Type
Unrestricted
Abstract
The rest of this paper will be devoted to the analysis of certain TikTok content that promotes diet culture and two of the most popular self-described body positivity influencers on the app. Through this analysis, I will attempt to show that the body positivity movement on the platform is insincere and thus ineffective because, in addition to the movement being dominated by conventionally attractive individuals, there exists a conflict of interest in which, given their popularity on the app, these body positive activist influencers are profiting off of the movement.
Recommended Citation
Todreas, Nina, "Is It Really #bodypositive? Examining the Effectiveness of the Body Positivity Movement on TikTok" (2023). Dean James E. McLeod Freshman Writing Prize. 23.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mcleod/23