The World Isn’t Body Positive But the Metaverse Can Be

It is no secret that the world we live in is not very accepting of all body types. The body positivity movement has been one of the most popular in the last decade because of our increased awareness of this phenomenon. The last decade has also seen a lot of technological advances, specifically the increased use of decentralized technologies like blockchain. Now, the metaverse is the hot tech buzzword as we’re all looking to interact in a virtual world. But with a lack of body positivity running rampant in the physical world, will it not spill into the virtual one as well? This is exactly what BopoVerse, a metaverse community dedicated to body positivity, is working to solve. Bringing Positivity to the Metaverse One of the cornerstones of the metaverse is the virtual avatars that we are supposedly going to interact with, usually in the form of collectible NFTs. One thing you might have noticed is that these NFTs are usually of a specific body type. This is the first way that body exclusion finds its way into the metaverse and this is the first way that BopoVerse is fighting back. All of its over 10,000 NFTs (made by artist David Nieto) feature curvy beautiful women with different features. The diverse body types that are being showcased by BopoVerse are inspired by a community called Plus PPL. This is a community of body-positive women who come together digitally to inspire one another. Previously, Plus PPL has launched a socia...