Athena Nair speaks about fatphobia, diet culture, and body positivity in her TEDx Talk. She draws from her own personal experiences and her work with The Body Positive to explore the pervasiveness of fatphobia in our lives. She unpacks the history of the BMI, discrimination against fat folks in the medical industry and beyond, and offers a first step to opt out of diet culture: radical self-love. 

Athena is a freshman at Tufts, coming from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has been passionate about social activism for as long as she can remember. In addition to focusing on racial, gender, sexual orientation, and class identities, Athena devotes herself to body positivity and body liberation. Athena aims to serve as a body-positive role model and to spread awareness about the intersectionality of body oppression.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Athena Nair: Let’s unpack our fear of fatness | Athena Nair | TEDxTufts

Let’s unpack our fear of fatness | Athena Nair | TEDxTufts

Radical self-love as an act of political warfare, challenging societal norms and embracing body positivity for liberation.

Challenging diet culture's norms, embracing body positivity leads to liberation from the fear of fatness, enhancing personal growth.

Body positivity as radical self-love transforms personal perspective, fostering unconditional self-acceptance regardless of body size.