Hey Cece- I love your blog! However, I’m kinda bummed that you did this for Marie Claire. They wouldn’t need to be presenting “counterpoints” if they hadn’t published a piece of blatant hate speech in the first place. I agree with what you said 100%; we do need to be confident in ourselves and not let others define us. It is a beautifully written and well-articulated piece, just like everything you write. I just don’t think Marie Claire deserves your talents or your tolerance.

Cece, that was a beautiful post! I have been feeling so low lately, and then reading that Marie Claire article for the first time today just made me feel like shit (excuse my french). But your post…wow…I couldn’t have said better myself. You handled it the best way a PSP could…with elegance and class! I even used what u said as a fb status: “We can’t control what people see when they look at us, but we can control what we know to be true about ourselves”. I’m so glad that I’ve learned about your blog because you’re helping me to appreciate who I am post by post! Thank you Cece!