In a society riddled with size discrimination where industries profit off our insecurities, it’s no wonder Hollywood typically reflects photo-shopped and unrealistic icons. Luckily, there are a handful of inspiring women who are taking a stand for beauty in imperfection.
1. Amy Schumer
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“I am not who I sleep with. I am not my weight. I am not my mother. I am myself.”
2. Taylor Swift
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“I definitely have body issues, but everybody does. When you come to the realization that everyone does – even the people I consider flawless – then you can start to live with the way you are.”
3. Marilyn Monroe
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“To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one, its society who’s ugly.” RIP.
4. Emma Stone
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“You’re a human being, you live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damn red velvet cupcake.”
5. Jennfier Lawrence
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“What are you going to do? Be hungry every single day to make people happy? That’s just dumb.”
6. Kate Hudson
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“I’m pretty comfortable with my body. I’m imperfect. The imperfections are there. People are going to see them, but I take the view you only live once.”
7. Demi Lovato
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“Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect.”
8. Jennifer Aniston
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“You’re damned if you’re too thin and you’re damned if you’re too heavy. According to the press, I’ve been both. It’s impossible to satisfy everyone and I suggest we stop trying.”
9. Tina Fey
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“Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall ass, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll tits. The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage our athletes.”
10. Kate Winslet
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“I resent that there is an image of perfection that is getting thinner and thinner. I hope that in some small way I’m able to say, ‘I’m a normal person; I’m doing all right. I’ve got a lovely husband and children, and I didn’t lose weight to find those things, and those things are what should be important.’”
11. Beyonce
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“Perfection is the disease of the nation. Blonder hair, flat chest/ TV says bigger is better/ South Beach, sugar free/ Vogue says thinner is better.”
12. Mindy Kaling
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“If someone called me chubby, it would no longer be something that kept me up late at night. Being called fat is not like being called stupid or unfunny, which is the worst thing you could ever say to me. Do I envy Jennifer Hudson for being able to lose all that weight and look smokin’ hot? Of course, yes. But on the list of things I want to do in my lifetime, that’s not near the top. I mean, it’s not near the bottom either. I’d say it’s right above ‘Learn to drive a vespa,’ but several notches below ‘film a chase scene for a movie.’”
13. Amy Poehler
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“[W]e’re all different, everybody’s different, every body is different. There’s only, like, five perfectly symmetrical people in the world, and they’re all movie stars, and they should be, because their faces are very pleasing to look at, but the rest of us are just a jangle of stuff, and the earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have and not obsess about what you don’t have, the happier you will be. You really will be happier in life if you let go of the things that you will never have.”
With these women taking center stage, we can have hope for the future of body positivity. Let these women be your role models for owning your imperfection and being your beautiful self.