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The speaker is saying that her achievements are often met with criticism focused on her body size or health rather than on the success itself. It suggests that public reactions to her work are shaped by bias. The quote expresses frustration at having accomplishments reduced to comments about appearance or health.
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Originally said in English.
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About Tess Holliday
American plus-size model, blogger, and make-up artist
Tess Holliday, born Ryann Maegen Hoven, is an American plus-size model, blogger, and make-up artist based in Los Angeles. She is known professionally as Tess Holliday and was formerly known as Tess Munster. She built a public profile through modelling and online writing, and she is also credited as a make-up artist. Her work is associated with body positivity and the visibility of plus-size fashion, although the available facts here are limited to her professional roles and name changes.
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Books by Tess Holliday
The not so subtle art of being a fat girl
2017