“One time, I noticed that the little waxy strips you peel off the maxi pad adhesive were printed, over and over, with… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“The truth is I don't give a damn why anyone has an abortion. I believe unconditionally in the right of people with… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
I'm fortunate to have a hilarious, fun, brilliant family that I love spending time with that keeps me in a healthy head… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
My relationship with brick-and-mortar shopping is, in general, unpleasant. I can't remember a time in my life when I could go to… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“I didn’t know it at the time, but the idea of “coming out” as fat comes up a lot in fat-acceptance circles.… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
There were moments from my childhood when I remembered realizing that I was too big. I carried them around as weapons to… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“Thanks for nothing, regular human mom. Footnote: nothing except for the unconditional love and support and meticulous care to make sure I faced the… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
The messaging campaign that stigmatized the term feminist definitely worked on me when I was a teenager. I always believed in equality, but there's… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“Honestly, this 'Where do you get your confidence?' chapter could be sixteen words long. Because there was really only one step to my body… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“I never did manage to lose weight, though - not significantly - and my minor "successes" weren't through any eating patterns that could be… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
I don't want any woman to think that I don't have empathy and deep care for all women's body issues. I just want to… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“So, what do you do when you're too big, in a world where bigness is cast not only as aesthetically objectionable, but also as… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“Privilege means that it’s easy for white women to do each other favors. Privilege means that those of us who need it the least… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
I've always been an escapist, I guess, and I spend so much time on the internet absorbing ideas and processing the horrors of the… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“We do not stigmatize people with stomach flu. The active ingredient in period stigma is misogyny.” — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“Don’t tell thin women to eat a cheeseburger. Don’t tell fat women to put down the fork. Don’t tell underweight men to bulk up.… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
Indignation and determination are much more constructive emotions than shame and embarrassment. And feminism was this engine that turned one into the other. — Lindy West Copy Share Image
“I hate being fat. I hate the way people look at me, or don't. I hate being a joke; I hate the disorienting limbo… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
