Julie Burchill Quotes

On The Practice, I get to do what I love to do, and I am making a contribution that will, in the end, help raise social consciousness, dispel some of the myths about being large, and change the way that people view and interact with large people.

Yes and, you know, I can't use the nice words anymore because I used to chicken out by using them. I used to call myself plus size, used to call myself chubby. I used to call myself overweight.

A lot of women think being thin is the way to go, but I prefer to have some meat on my bones.

Just because we're plus size, doesn't mean we have to prove that we're healthy, just as someone who is smaller than us or average size doesn't have to prove they are healthy.

Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy?

Thin people are beautiful, but fat people are adorable.

I have lived my life in a culture that hates fat people.

You can be fat and love yourself. You can be fat and have a great damn personality. You can be fat and sew your own clothes. But you can't be fat and healthy.

I am not a member of Fat Liberation, nor do I think that obesity is healthy. But I do believe that in many ways my life has been a more charmed and happy one because I was always large.

I sympathize far more with heavier people than I ever will with thin. I'll never be thin. Let's be honest.

I'm learning a lot about the culture of weight loss. I didn't know there were bloggers out there who were proud to be fat.

I love my body because it's what I've been given. Being too thin is just as unhealthy as being obese.

I think my body is beautiful, and I'm confident to embrace it. There's nothing to be ashamed of if you're a size 14, as long as you're fit and healthy.

I was really tired of words like 'plus size,' 'round' and 'large.' I thought, 'Come on, we're fat.'

I think people are way less judgmental about chunky guys.

I'm a curvy girl and that will never change.

I'd rather be overweight and curvy than super thin with no curves. I'm proud of my body.

I've always been an overweight girl, and I've never had an issue with that. I'm very comfortable with my body.

My audience has accepted me for a long time as, you know, not a fat comedian but a comedian who happens to be fat. That's a huge difference.

Check out my pictures. I'm fat. You know what I mean? But I love it. I love it. I'm a fat dude.

I think that when you use the word 'plus-size,' you're putting all these women in a category: 'You don't eat well.' 'You don't work out.' 'You could care less about your body.' 'You're insecure.' 'You have no confidence.'

Everyone has to realize that body-shaming can happen at any size.

I'm not fat. I'm fluffy!

There are exciting, intelligent, fat people - and exciting, intelligent, thin people.

I'll always be a fat girl and I am happy with that.