I love Margaret Cho. People find her abrasive or whatever, but I think she’s hilarious, and she’s putting herself right out there as an in-your-face funny woman — something the world seems to have a problem with. I love this quote from the Notorious C.H.O. (link)
And I have self-esteem. Which is pretty amazing because I’m somebody who wouldn’t necessarily have a lot of self-esteem, as I am considered a minority. And if you are a woman, if you’re a person of color, if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, if you’re a person of size, if you’re a person of intelligence, if you’re a person of integrity, then YOU are considered a minority in this world. And it’s gonna be hard to find messages of self-love and support anywhere….
When you don’t have self-esteem, you will hesitate before you do anything in your life. You will hesitate to go for the job you really want to go for. You will hesitate to ask for a raise. You will hesitate to call yourself an American. You will hesitate to report a rape. You will hesitate to defend yourself when you are discriminated against because of your race, your sexuality, your size, your gender. You will hesitate to vote. You will hesitate to dream.
For us to have self-esteem is truly an act of revolution. And our revolution is long overdue.
