American model Ashley Graham is hitting out against the rising popularity of weight loss drugs and their impact on the body positivity movement she has championed for years.
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โItโs really disheartening. There was a pendulum that swung that was so body acceptance, positivity [and] everybody be who they want to be,โ Ashley said in a recent interview.
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โAnd now, itโs going back this whole opposite way that feels like a smack in the face to the women who have felt like theyโve had a voice,” she continued.
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She observed that, similar to most fads, the spike in demand for drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovy might eventually subside, but she insisted that female bodies must not be viewed as fleeting fashion trends.
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โIt goes with the times, and GLP-1s are a time. I know that there are and thereโs going to still be women who are considered plus-size forever. This drug isnโt going to wipe out a whole statistic of women,โ Ashley explained.
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Even with the massive hype surrounding weight loss drugs, the 38-year-old mom of three remains convinced that the body positivity movement is here to stay.
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โThereโs so many [plus size influencers and creators],โ she explained. โTheyโre all over the place with their sizes and their proportions and how they look and how theyโre relatable.โ
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โAnd to me, thatโs the coolest part about all of this,โ she added. โSeeing that these girls, who were raised on social media at such a young age are now coming in and they have a platform to say to the younger generation, โBe yourself, be who you want to be. If you have cellulite, who cares?โโ