I played Auntie Em and Glinda, Aunt March, the Red Queen, older roles. I wanted to be Dorothy. "You don& #39;t have the right look," the director said, casting a tiny thin girl.

I still struggle to think I could be conceived of as beautiful or wanted by others because of my size. https://twitter.com/TheLizWasser/status/1297259719988596736">https://twitter.com/TheLizWas...

Turns out I had more to say about this, so THREAD.

I& #39;m long out of high school, but to this day, one of my first thoughts when rejected is "this is because I& #39;m too fat to love" and "if I lost weight or made myself smaller maybe someone will think I& #39;m pretty"

Boss treating me with disrespect? "He& #39;d respect me if I were thin."

Didn& #39;t get a job after a Zoom interview? "They finally saw what I looked like."

A friend ghosts me? "It wasn& #39;t going to last anyway because nobody could want you around. You take up too much space."

I have a PhD in biology and understand how genetics work. I regularly ride 10+ miles/day on a spin bike. I& #39;ve been in therapy for years and have talked about this. I look at myself in the mirror most days and think I& #39;m curvy AND cute.

But all it takes is that little push.

At my very leanest, when I was in high school and swimming competitively 6 days a week with the metabolism of youth, I was 160 and 5& #39;4". Lots of lean muscle, and my BMI was STILL overweight. I& #39;m never going to be a single-digit size.

I am STILL worthy of respect and love.

So yeah. This rejection follows folks around for their whole lives. If you& #39;re part of someone& #39;s upbringing, remember this and maybe don& #39;t pigeonhole them into your idea of societal roles.

Signed, Fat and Gorgeous, Thanks For Noticing.