Robyn Silverman

Fat-bashing in all its varied forms__riticism, exclusion, shaming, fat talk, self-deprecation, jokes, gossip, bullying__s one of the last acceptable forms of prejudice. From a very young age, before they can walk away or defend themselves, women are taught that they are how they look, not what they do or what they know. (1)

Women know intuitively when they are being devalued. (121)

We must teach our girls that if they speak their mind, they can create the world they want to see. (145)