Comments on: My Day as an Anti-Feminist (Role) Model

By: Ankit

Ankit — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:30:15 +0000

SmartStr33t on July 27, 2011 so does it turn out he is gay? The ppuept that sings looks uncannily like me…

By: Sexy Clothes 8634b

Sexy Clothes 8634b — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:28:18 +0000

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Escarfcaure — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:26:10 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:30:57 +0000

Despite the humor of your post, I felt sad when I read this piece. Why? The thought that such a stunningly beautiful, clever, sussed woman should feel unhappy with the way her body looks. You’re perfect! Honestly, you are. Don’t change a thing! And especially, don’t have any truck with people in the fashion industry who pedal products that made you cry or cause your legs such damage that they bleed. You are better than any of them

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:31:44 +0000

Hey dear – So, I’m not sure if this will be at all helpful, but:

My mom sent me a box of fun things last week and in it was that issue of Marie Claire. It’s where I first read your name and story (ironic because my mother hates feminism). I stumbled across you again today from Tumblr’s advertisement of the panel you’ll be on about young feminists. So of course, I came to browse your blog. And then, to see this entry – well, I flipped back through the Marie Claire, and let me tell you, you look like a strong, sassy, confident, beautiful woman, as I’m sure you are. Those voices are so hard to exorcise, but wow – they are lying to you. Completely. The outside only matches the inside – a beautiful, indignant, intelligent, brave fighter. I’m sorry you had to shed tears over those frustrating voices.

Much love and thanks for all your work. As a newly hatched feminist from Texas -
sp

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Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:40:20 +0000

[...] feminist bloggers, such as Shelby Knox, have touched on this topic, too. Here’s a quote from Shelby which, I feel, is a better [...]

By: Claire

Claire — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:38:22 +0000

Okay, so I just stumbled across here and read this and want to tell you: fucking hell, you are awesome.

I heart this post ridonkulously. And I am very discriminating with my heartage of the internet variety. Reading this has made my evening, and by saying so, hope I can improve your day to some degree, in a similar way (Youtube comments are fantastic for annihilating ones faith in humanity, so reading this has brought me right back up!).

By: Eat the Damn Cake » Talking With Feminists

Eat the Damn Cake » Talking With Feminists — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:34 +0000

[...] way), I didn’t feel I had much of a chance at redeeming myself. But when I went to my new friend Shelby, a young and impressive feminist blogger, she was quick to tell me that there should be room in the [...]

By: tiny junco

tiny junco — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:46:16 +0000

what a crummy experience. it does strike me that you immediately go to ‘i need to do all this work on myself so i don’t react this way’…which is fine and good. at the same time – you were alone with a bunch of people who, either explicitly or implicitly, were behaving with the purpose of putting you down. you know, choosing crappy clothes for ‘the bigger one’, etc. no one said to the stylist ‘why don’t you do your job and make great clothes choices for EVERYBODY? or do you just have this little tiny area in which you can function competently?’ it sounds to me like the other people at that photo shoot subjected you to a bunch of peer pressure to feel crappy, on top of whatever past baggage you may have.

in other words, it’s not just you. there are plenty of people out there in the world actively pushing this crap and manipulating other people, and putting them down. those voices in our heads got there from outside! i’ve found that speaking up to other people about my experiences, firstly after the fact and later, as i gained courage, while bs. was occurring, has made a huge difference in how i view myself. i’d encourage other people to try it out too – just like you’ve done in this post today.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:09:27 +0000

I also find it interesting, like Stephanie, that you felt so out of place/excluded in Texas, especially Lubbock. You are obviously a lovely woman and I’m sad that West Texas kindness never translated to you!