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Meaning
The quote argues that fat people should be allowed to exist openly and confidently without shame. It also challenges the idea that fat people should be seen as unworthy of being attractive or desirable.
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Original Language & Translation
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