Nobody else knew what to do with me because big women are old

I don't even like to be naked in front of myself!

People in this country haven't stopped hating fat people, but they've become more kind to me, since in our culture, even though we hate our fat people, we love our celebrities even more.

One of my earliest memories is of my father carrying me in one arm with a picket sign in the other.

Nobody else knew what to do with me because big women are old

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.

Self-acceptance begets acceptance from others, which begets even deeper, more genuine self-acceptance. It can be done. But no one is going to bestow it on you. It is a gift only you can give yourself.