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" 'Fat' was a terrible, terrible word for me growing up. When I was able to reclaim it and call myself fat and identify with it, that was the best moment ever. That was the moment I really started to feel free. "

Barbie Ferreira

Growing Up

Myself

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" The way I move, the way I think, the way I handle myself - it might be by accident, but it's who I am, and I've just learned to own that. "

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" I think representation is the most important thing in the world. People who are young look up to the things that they see in the media. They want to relate and to be able to say, 'Wow, I can be successful.' "

" Acceptance is being able to feel beautiful in whatever you feel comfortable in. "

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" I just want to make sure girls know they don't have to carry the weight of achieving nearly impossible standards on their shoulders every day. "