The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love

a worldwide movement led by love.

People differ greatly from one another in many ways, including their physique, values, and views. Oppressive systems profit from our incapacity to accept diversity and damage our connection to our own bodies.

Radical self-love is presented in The Body Is Not an Apology as the salve for the wounds these violent institutions have caused. Sonya Renee Taylor, a poet and activist who is well-known across the world, encourages us to celebrate our group's ongoing power and re-connect with the radical beginnings of our minds and bodies. We feel motivated to awaken others and to disrupt the institutions that uphold oppression and body shame against all bodies as we come to terms with our own indoctrination around body shame. Global action based on this reality ushers in the transforming potential of radical self-love, which is the potential for a world that is more fair, just, and compassionate for everyone.