Embracing Body Negativity: Challenging the Pressure of Positivity.

1 min read
Source: The New York Times
Embracing Body Negativity: Challenging the Pressure of Positivity.
Photo: The New York Times
TL;DR Summary

Samantha Irby, a humorist and supervising producer on the upcoming "Sex and the City" revival, discusses her scabrously honest and scatological writing style, her struggles with body image and grief, and her thoughts on joke sensitivity. She believes that it's okay to hate your body and that people should be able to express their true feelings about grief without judgment. She also thinks that the current trend of being overly sensitive to jokes is too much and that people should be able to make their own choices about what they watch and listen to.

Share this article

Reading Insights

Total Reads

0

Unique Readers

0

Time Saved

6 min

vs 7 min read

Condensed

93%

1,26794 words

Want the full story? Read the original article

Read on The New York Times