Quote of the Day

black and white image of Gabby Sidibe, a fat black woman, scrunching up her face and looking tough as hell

"'How are you so confident?' I'm an asshole! Okay? It's my good time, and my good life, despite what you think of me. I live my life, because I dare. I dare to show up when everyone else might hide their faces and hide their bodies in shame. I show up because I'm an asshole, and I want to have a good time."—Gabourey Sidibe, in a speech, transcribed here, that she delivered last Thursday at the Ms Foundation Women of Vision Gala.

[H/T to everyone in the multiverse, and my thanks to each and every one of you!]

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