Quote by Beth Ditto
I feel sorry... for people whove had skinny privilege and then hav

I feel sorry… for people whove had skinny privilege and then have it taken away from them. I have had a lifetime to adjust to seeing how people treat women who arent their idea of beautiful and therefore arent their idea of useful, and I had to find ways to become useful to myself. – Beth Ditto

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I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, and that is so important. And not just about your body, but so many ways of confidence. Youre constantly learning how to be confident, arent you? – Beth Ditto

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When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-sos head, its tempting to ask your stylist for the same, but do not be fooled. The hair in those fancy photos can be very high maintenance. – Beth Ditto

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Reclaiming the word fat was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and thats ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional. – Beth Ditto

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