Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
9-29-2014
Department 1
Center for Public Service
Abstract
I haven’t been a skinny girl since I was seven years old.
At nine, I was told I wasn’t small enough to sit down and talk to the other girls. I didn’t “fit” and they wouldn’t make enough space for my body, or for my big opinions. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Anonymous, "Compliments, Insults, and the Paradox of Pillow Talk" (2014). SURGE. 173.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/surge/173
Comments
Surge is a student blog at Gettysburg College where systemic issues of justice matter. Posts are originally published at surgegettysburg.wordpress.com Through stories and reflection, these blog entries relate personal experiences to larger issues of equity, demonstrating that –isms are structural problems, not actions defined by individual prejudice. We intend to popularize justice, helping each other to recognize our biases and unlearn the untruths.