There have been too many interesting things about South Korea recently...
Things are constantly happening during the Olympics, and the entertainment industry is not idle either. Min Hee Jin and Hybe's affairs are constantly changing every day.
Yang also briefly wrote a few days ago that Sister Min was accused by D agency of practicing witchcraft, discriminating against women's rights, favoring male employees, and crazily taking credit...
Although Min Xizhen has already made a long reply on ins, her reputation is probably It’s really shocking, after all, what d agency broke was the real chat history.
but! No matter how many times Sister Min’s news has changed, her outfit never fails!
The outfit she wore when she came out of the police station last time was out of stock again. Sheep was also very impressed by one comment! ——
"Every time she wears clothes, she is body-neutral and subjective."
This sentence is a bit difficult to understand at first glance, but in fact it is a very niche psychological concept and is also very important in the development of feminism. important part.
The principle of body neutrality, a very new self-understanding
Let me first ask you a question: Every time Sister Min appears, do you feel that her dressing style is very neutral?
's neutrality means that she does not highlight her figure or adopt a tough and heavy-duty style. will not subconsciously remind people of her female identity.
Maybe many people think this is de-gendering, but from a psychological point of view, Min Xizhen's several public outfits are very consistent with the concept of body neutrality -
That is, my self-worth has nothing to do with my body.
Let me put it more carefully. Whether it is holding a press conference or going to the police station to take notes, in fact, it is a very serious occasion in a secular sense.
But Min's outfit did not show the seriousness that should be expected when attending these occasions, especially since she is a public figure.
The signal revealed by this behavior is: The results I can get all depend on my evidence, not my body.
This concept is very new. It first appeared in "The Happy Body" published by image coach Anne Poirier in 2015.
She defines body neutrality as: the first thing you need to consider is the function of the body, not the appearance. You don't need to like it or hate it, you just need to remain neutral.
another translation is, we need to accept our own bodies.
This is a youth cultural movement. The purpose of is to help everyone accept themselves as they are. The concept of
sounds vague, but it’s actually not!
Before understanding "body neutrality", we must first understand "body positivity" principles 👇
Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish took off her clothes in a photo taken for fashion magazine "vogue" The iconic loose-fitting tunic reveals the bodice.
She was scolded for this incident, and everyone thought she had "succumbed to secular aesthetics."
We always say that Europeans and Americans like to be politically correct in their appearance. In fact, the essence is that they follow the principle of "body positivity". means that they believe that you are the most beautiful right now.
For example, the British actor Lieber once shared her weight loss experience, but lost a lot of fans. The radio program she participated in also clearly hoped that she would not lose weight.
This principle is popular in Europe and America.
It has good intentions, but it is extreme, because people only praise the body in its most natural state, but ignore other factors such as health.
To a certain extent, "body neutrality" is a conceptual evolution, which guides everyone to completely objectify their bodies -
to care about the functionality of the body, rather than beauty, ugliness, right and wrong.
In other words, accept your body and let it work for you.
For example, compared to the "body positive" principle, "body neutrality" pays more attention to the individual's physical state: you can accept your own excessive obesity, but you cannot let obesity affect your health.
Otherwise, the body dominates you, and not you dominate the body.
Body neutrality does not mean always being body positive, but it means being honest with yourself and looking at your body objectively.
The body cannot define a person's value, nor should it be the focus of the conversation. The body cannot be described by the absolute binary opposition of good and bad.
"Those body narratives always revolve around fat people who don't want to be called fat. Although this looks cool, the values are very single."
The principle of body neutrality does not advocate extremes, whether it is fat or slim, it is not necessary Love it or hate it, but realize that it is just a vehicle for your life.
Therefore, if you want to implement body neutrality, you must be objective in a series of aspects such as clothing, diet, and fitness: take your own comfort and main needs as the starting point.
For example, fitness is for health, but being obsessed with pursuing health is also an unhealthy approach.
Another example is clothing. Of course, women can wear whatever they want, but there is no need to set a standard for themselves.
This is what Sister Min has been wearing these few times when she has been out of the industry -
Defeminization is not the goal, making yourself comfortable is the most important thing. The body is just a carrier, and the real value is your thinking.
Why is “body neutrality” so important for women?
This society has too many standards for women, especially the body, and the most important thing about the so-called body neutrality is the word "neutral".
Since ancient times, women have been disciplined to be decent, such as the European corset and the Chinese three-inch golden lotus.
Even in modern times, with the rise of bm style, incidents such as artificially changing sizes are still emerging one after another.
In human civilization, space is power, but women are always required to enter smaller spaces unintentionally.
This space is not only the body, but also education, work, life and other fields. Women are always squeezed.
In order to combat this unfair treatment, feminism began to sprout and rise, and women's power and voice were increasing.
But what about our bodies?
In order to get rid of the constraints, many modern women have begun to feminize their appearance . The rules that traditional women have to abide by are all broken -
women can be fat, they can be rough, they can not wear makeup, they can not be sexy.
These words sound beautiful, but in practice they begin to go to extremes. Anything with "feminine elements in the secular sense" will be classified as serving in the United States.
For example, as Yang mentioned above, some people lose fans because they lose weight, and some people are scolded as feudal because of their sexy clothes.
When one kind of thinking is replaced by another kind of "extreme" thinking, our bodies are still the objects to be watched and scrutinized.
Do humans really have to have fixed standards for body aesthetics?
Whether it is traditional thinking or de-beautification, excessive compliance with means the loss of one's own subjectivity.
Society's standards for women are constantly changing. In an era when various ideas collide, many women will be confused about their choices.
Learning the principle of body neutrality will help us avoid social perceptions of aesthetics as much as possible, and encourage us to respect individual preferences and self-feelings more.
Simply get along with your body and just regard it as a container of life. There is no point in over-increasing the value.
No matter whether you have a strong physique or a slender figure, these are not important, what is important is the functionality of the body.
We high-five with our arms, run with our legs, and think with our heads.
Body positivity is to help everyone realize that their body is beautiful, and the principle of body neutrality is to make beauty no longer the only intrinsic value of the body.
If you need to concentrate, don't wear clothes that distract you. If you like to be light and comfortable, don't wear skinny jeans.
Similarly, if you just like beauty in the secular sense, then there is no need to fight against this kind of thinking.
body neutrality, itself puts your own feelings first.
The body is just a carrier, no matter what it looks like, it has nothing to do with my own value.
