I truly believe a woman's weight is a political issue, and if one young woman out there can see me and not feel crummy about herself, that's a good thing.
Janeane GarofaloHistorically the mainstream media has never been particularly friendly to any socially progressive ideas.
Janeane GarofaloYou know, I've had Botox. The woman who does it is very good, obviously. Very conservative.
Janeane GarofaloThe teabagger thing and the right-wing thing - they pick easy targets, and a female in the entertainment industry is low-hanging fruit. It's very easy to mock and marginalize people in general who are in the entertainment industry, for some reason. But then definitely there's the double standard and the misogyny that goes through it as well.
Janeane Garofalo