Solylo, Grace N

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The MovementBody-positivity was originally createdby and for fat people of colour andother marginalized bodies like queeror disabled folkThe QuestionIs Tik-Tok body positive? Thescientific community lacks researchon Tik-Tok's impact on body image.most popular socialnetworking siteWhat is #Body-Positivity?7thThe Study120 of the top tiktoks under #bodypositivitywere coded based on body-positivity attributesIS TIK-TOKBODYPOSITIVE?What is Tik-Tok?fastest-growing socialmedia network ever47% of users are aged 10-29What Does #BodyPositivity on Tik-Tok Look Like?73% contained a female  subject65%59%55%were considered body positiveof subjects were considered"average weight" or "underweight"of videos depicted a white subject53% contained at least one pre-determined body positive themeSo, Is TikTok Body Positive?Somewhat...Most of the top tiktoks under #bodypositivity include images ofunderweight to normal weight white women meeting standardbeauty idealsOnly 45% of TikTok's included members of the BIPOC communityMany TikToks under #bodypositivity are not representative of theroots of the movement However, they do encourage body-positive themes such as bodyacceptance, self-love, and inner positivityWorks Citedhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/04/22/lizzo-criticized-body-positivity-what-body-neutrality/7317015002/https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/tiktok-is-fastest-growing-social-media-network-ever-why-us-may-ban-it.htmlhttps://www.omnicoreagency.com/tiktok-statistics/#bodypositivity: A content analysis of body positive accounts on Instagram (Cohen et al.)

Is Tik-Tok Body Positive?

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Is Tik-Tok Body Positive?

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