I am not gonna die because some network executive thought I was fat! It's so wrong! It's so wrong that women are asked to live up to this skinny ideal that is totally unattainable. For me to be ten pounds thinner is a full-time job, and I am handing in my notice and walking out the door!!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cho refuses to let industry pressure dictate her worth, rejecting unrealistic beauty standards imposed on women.
- In plain terms
- She says she won't die trying to meet impossible skinny ideals pushed by networks.
- What can you take from it?
- Your health and identity matter more than external beauty standards.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who gets to define what is attractive?
- How do you respond to body shaming?
Another view
Individual choices about weight and health vary and are complex.
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