I did the Daily Show, and then I did Air America Radio, and I realized that I was lucky enough to have a job where I could get information to people. But those spaces weren't appropriate to then tell people what to do - they were corporate enterprises. My main job was to be funny, so I was trying to figure out, how can I combine all the things I love - comedy, feminism, calling out bullshit - into a creative space that other creative people would want to join in and help out?
Lizz WinsteadIf you are very religious, and your religion teaches you that conception equals a baby, I don't know how I'm ever going to win you over to my side.
Lizz WinsteadWhat's blinking red on my radar is the fact that for people who prioritize abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, or voting rights, those things are coming out of state legislatures, and some of the laws on reproduction stuff is coming out of city council, and so what's getting at me is the fact that there's just a fundamental lack of understanding that these laws are happening and being created by people who often won by ten votes in a midterm election.
Lizz WinsteadI suppose the difference between baby people and me is that I do not consider smiling while farting 'holding up your end of a conversation.
Lizz WinsteadMy curiosity is not a choice. It's always been part of me. I think of it as a vital organ.
Lizz Winstead