Natalie Slaughter

Treating women like idiots has the additional consequence of making women less likely to report symptoms in general. It’s really exhausting

There’s a lot more information about what it’s like to be a fat woman and the things you should and shouldn’t say. Here's what I want everyone to know...

It's okay to dump your friends — even friends who have been there for you in the past. Remember today that you deserve good things and good people.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with loving my body. I don’t have to choose between being fat and beautiful, I can be both.

Because you only get one shot at life.

To claim that something is “just politics” is to point out how much privilege you have, either systematically or incidentally.

I’m very aware of the fact that I’m fat — trust me. I’ve had this body for longer than you’ve been familiar with it.

There’s a lot more to sexuality than meets the eye.

[N]o one held my molester down and called the police for what he did to me. He was quietly escorted away, and over the course of a few months, the whispers of support turned into accusations.