Stick this on the fridge.
Here I am making a vast and sweeping gender stereotype, but do you ever,
ever hear dudes say “I just want a little bite” or “This is so bad, you
guys, but I totally ate a whole pint of Ben & Jerry’s last night”?
No! Because it’s OK for men to eat!
I want women to allow themselves to want food. I want women to be hungry
and ask for what they want to eat without apologizing. I want women to
stop looking for permission from others before they eat something that
is not a carrot or spinach. I want my friends to get the chili fries if
they want the chili fries, and not say something like, “It all goes
straight to my ____” (hips, thighs, butt, etc.). I want to see a girl
sink her teeth into a huge cheeseburger and fries and not cut
the burger in half to save some for later. I want my mother to allow
herself more than one small square of dark chocolate per day. I want
women to take pleasure in food, without punishing ourselves for wanting
it.
Hear me, womenfolk : I want all of us, everywhere, to stop apologizing, stop rationalizing our behavior, and just eat the damn brownie already.
by Krista
