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I didn’t really have an identity crisis because I really, really knew who I always wanted to be But I definitely had a lot of problems with my body. I was very skinny, and I guess my body was sort of pre-pubescent, but when I grew hips and thighs, I just didn’t know where I was in the world. It was weird.

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I’m thin and white and blond, but I’m not an airbrushed, perfect thing. I have stretch marks all over. I have cellulite; I have acne. To me, it feels like you can’t really be what you can’t see, and so if you don’t see those things, then you don’t feel like you’re valid.

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When I was growing up, my parents would apologize when we didn’t have enough money for something. I’d always tell them that it was O.K. and that I had learned to work hard because of them.

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May 21, 2024

When I was growing up, my parents would apologize when we didn’t have enough money for something. I’d always tell them that it was O.K. and that I had learned to work hard because of them.

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May 21, 2024

I’m thin and white and blond, but I’m not an airbrushed, perfect thing. I have stretch marks all over. I have cellulite; I have acne. To me, it feels like you can’t really be what you can’t see, and so if you don’t see those things, then you don’t feel like you’re valid.

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