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See her Ted talk here:
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/How-do-you-define-yourself-Lizz
She has a movie out, too: "A Brave Heart"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQXPFURgcfw
Amazing, inspiring story. Check her out!
HeWhoPours
I listened to her on the Duncan Trussell podcast, she is a fantastic person. One of those things where cry at work.
realbrickwall
I never knew about the 5000 calories per day thing. That sounds simultaneously terrifying and amazing.
Ginder44
I'm so glad I learned about this today.
CaffeinatedTwerk
I like how the older and presumably wiser we get, the less we look at "good looks" as an indicator of a good person.
TurdsOfWisdom
*scrolls to bad comments*
IrishNeedNotApply
People's spirits and attitudes make them ugly.
DrAbrahm
Just because she's ugly doesn't mean she doesn't deserve a normal life.
Tywindidnotshitgold
Damn, we're lucky. She's amazing
t0nyfranda
She went to my university! I heard she was extremely kind. Go her!
Aquacoon
Imgur on this post: "What kind of asshole would call her ugly!?" Imgur on Sarah Jessica Parker: "LOL what a horse-faced uggo!"
kingoftrolls
She is pretty ugly tho. I mean I'm no Tom cruise and that is just the way the cookie crumbles
DatMormon
She absolutely is, but she seems to be owning it pretty hard. We're so obsessed with appearance it's hard for us to admit "she's ugly"
hungryvictor
Yeah I definitely don't think people should be mean to her or anyone for that matter. But I can't help but to cringe :(
teninchhero
People are really sympathetic and nice after the fact. Real empathy would be to stop the bullying as it happens.
AR10
You stay strong Lizzie. Just remember there are good people out there and they outnumber the assholes.
Gonnaderpya
#1 She can't read it your sentimental shenanigans. #2 The good people most certainly don't outnumber the assholes.
darkskymatters
She was interviewed on the Duncan Trussell podcast and it's great.
HeWhoPours
I just posted that too before seeing yours. Great episode.
Jaeto
Duncan is awesome!
OccasionalManatee
The still photos are hitting something like the uncanny valley for me, but that doesn't make bullying even remotely okay. Power to her.
Copperdragon
Agreed. The first time I saw a picture of her I thought it was a photoshop misfire. But yeah, doesn't make it right to abuse her.
aerodynamit3
If her condition is genetic I don't think her having children with her genetics is a good idea
TryingToThinkOfUsernamesIsHard
I went to college with her at Texas State, she's an incredible person
stpdacct99
Me too! I miss San Marcos
ApparentlyBritish
...She's not even that bad really. Anyone who thinks of this when they hear 'world's ugliest' has no sense of the world.
BiGMaC1996
I mean, she's disgustingly ugly. You're either a super desperate white knight or blind.
SEXYWHALE4LIFE
Some of her features are unattractive but out of her control, I know people who have complete control and look horrible
ApparentlyBritish
Compared to stuff where you grow warts that make you look like a tree? She's fine.
BiGMaC1996
She's not
MarkGuy
*goes to bad comments*
DerRattenfngerVonHameln
I was walking the same way, then I saw you!
JasonD
Update on the "start a family (in the future)" note: guys, she recently began a promising relationship with a wealthy paper bag magnate! <3
JasonD
I was actually kinda disappointed they weren't worse.
pandasaurusex
I'm a little jelly of the eating 5000 calories a day part.
Bulbathor
I know. That's so much potential.
NewmarketMTB
More power to her, I really dislike bullying, school/workplace/online anywhere.
hellomimsatan
YOU PC BRO? SHE IS A STUNNING AND BRAVE WOMAN
Evellia
Queue the PC Bro Chant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXF8MIG_HQI
hellomimsatan
shes fucking ugly too
silnocus
I mean, I don't agree with bullying, but she's still ugly.
Shoelebubba
On top of her condition, eating 5,000 calories is a pain in itself and expensive. That's a daily 4 Monster Thickburgers.
Protean2648
Or about average for a powerlifter / bodybuilder. Rice is a cheap source of calories.
MoooCow
That is insane. I don't even that much on a bulk
RepostFromLastWeek
That is piss easy, you get 5000 kcal by eating a single mars bar every hour for 16 hours.
iamleejn
Not to mention wildly unpleasant just thinking about it: weighing only 60lbs and having to consume so much food DAILY.
IMissYourMusk
Yeah ok, but she says she wants to start a family? Does she mean adopt? Because fat is an important part of pregnancy. ...
SirAegis
This is my exact thought. I feel like both her and the baby would die. Adoption perhaps but not pregnancy.
Gonnaderpya
Nooot to mention that if she happened to get pregnant and if she and baby survived, there's a chance the baby would have the condition to
adeepermystery
When two gay guys say they want to start a family, do you question "how"? When an infertile woman marries and says it? Let it go.
AuntieMeat
Perhaps a surrogate too? I don't know if the condition would prevent her from ovulating, but it would likely make carrying near-impossible.
ButterBerry
Wtf, dude? I'm sure she's very aware of her own condition and abilities. What are you doing worrying about her reproductive potential?
IMissYourMusk
I'm genuinely curious. I got no issue with her living her life, I find it medically interesting
ButterBerry
I'm sure she enjoys being your thought experiment
IMissYourMusk
Those are some seriously rustled jimmies you got there, Princess.
ButterBerry
I recognize your attempt at putting me down by calling me princess. You've got some sexist tendencies, kiddo. Twice, now. /shrug
NNomas
That's so sad. People are assholes.
ButterBerry
As are people on this thread who see the need to state thief opinion on her.
boneshugsandirony
Yes. Yes we are.
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ItsMorphinTimeIdiot
It's not loading on mobile. What did he/she say??
IAmAVeryTallMidget
"Bring it on keyboard fatty. Kinda hard to do that from your mom's basement"
IAmAVeryTallMidget
"She is fucking ugly."
Coyote8
I wouldn't go with ugliest. I've seen way uglier...
accujimmy
Anne Coulter comes to mind
Coyote8
Dude, what is up with those lips right??
TitanicBuster
Yeah I've seen ur mom
TitanicBuster
(jk I'm sure she is beautiful :D)
Coyote8
Aww, people tell me I look like her...
UndercoverMexican
I didn't know it was still middle school!
TitanicBuster
(jk I'm sure she's beautiful :D)
Coyote8
Hah, got eeem.
Breyers101
I mean, it's true, she is inspirational/brave, and accomplished, and all that other stuff... But she is unbelievably unattractive (ugly).
SteelIsTheAnswer
Seriously. I get that she has balls, if I looked like that I'd never leave my house, but this whole thread is non-stop cringey eye rolling=>
SteelIsTheAnswer
=> "She's so beautiful." No, she isn't.
CallsYouATosser
Which is what made her stand out enough for anyone to notice so she could become a speaker and publish books. Otherwise she'd be like us.
LavaAxe
Then again, she has it a lot harder than the rest of us.
rarabalarina
but that shouldn't matter. I know a lot of ugly people but no videos were ever posted of them and viewed four million times with harsh
rarabalarina
comments about their appearance. who the fuck cares what people look like? it is literally the least important thing about a person.
khaleesimotherofkittycats
The thing is that never needs to be vocalized. We're all capable of forming opinions, sometimes sharing them does no good.
TheRascalKing13
Visually, perhaps. What would you think if you were in a perfectly dark room with her, and just had her voice, smell, and touch to judge by?
Breyers101
Maybe she has a raspy voice and smells terrible? Would her disability prohibit me from saying so? It's still true even if she's brave etc.
ButterBerry
A disability doesn't have the power to make you do or not do anything. It's not a thing or a person. You have choices. Golden rule &all that
TheRascalKing13
Not at all. Only trying to bring to mind that there may be other ways in which you might find her extraordinarily attractive.
ArchSchnitz
As I recall, she has a really nice voice. Normal, a bit high maybe, but without a trace of bitterness.
Breyers101
My point was, she's not talking about people bullying her for her thoughts or ideals, but for her appearance
JakeZF
Man, a bunch of assholes posted a crappy video of her on youtube? .... Some peeps need a punch in the face.
Rawlfish
Not that is was okay, but without that video she wouldn't be where she is today.
Redinite
Yeah, fuck them. I hate those cunt muffins.
RemainsspacebarUnknown
it was in high school, most kids dont know better. some grow up. some stay dicks.
lilres
Yeah but, you guys, we're mean too. It's the internet, man. We think there aren't consequences..
greenroom628
well, those are the real ugly people.
TheRascalKing13
I find that, over time, just about 100% of peeps require a punch in the face. The trick is teaching them to see it for themselves.
Bullfrogg
Boom 9 and 2 Million views of the two videos that show this talk on YouTube. Suck it, shitheads!
FlareonTheFalseProphet
not defending it but it was high school of course that'd happen, when i was little i got tons of **** just for being ginger let alone this
skywards
When I googled my full name while still in school I discovered that some guy I hardlly knew from one year above me used it to answer the 1/2
skywards
question "who's the ugliest person you know" in some meme quiz. That didn't even hit me hard back then because it was just so stupid 2/2
danzigsam
I distinctly recall being an asshole in high school. Most of us were.
JakeZF
Did you make a video calling someone the ugliest person in the world and put it on youtube? If so, then you were who I was talking about.
danzigsam
I did not, and I like to think I wouldn't have.
owlest
I wasnt
zombiesphere
I don't know why you're downvoted.. I wasnt an asshole and I'm still not..I'm sorry some people have to realize the error in their ways but.
Iwanttocutyoucauseimanicesurgeon
I love that you can look back & be honest about it. I regret doing some terrible things. Here's a +1 to the hope we will be cooler to others
TheLimpinBiscuit
I've notice that YouTube has become more and more of a negative place to reach out.
rokucitymayor
I came back to this comment 8 years later to let you know that YouTube is much better now. Jk it sux
unaligned1
I wouldn't say that. It's just that the meanest videos tend to get the most views... which is pretty sad. There are still fun vids though.
TheLimpinBiscuit
It's not just the videos. If u comment something that anyone even SLIGHTLY disagrees with, they'll let u know in the harshest way possible.
unaligned1
I guess I just watch mellower stuff because I rarely see any exchange go beyond a few comments even when someone is trying to start a fight.
MfDaveTheScienceGuy
High School kids are fucking assholes.
FiniteKnight
As a highschooler, I can confirm that this is an understatement. We are all mega aassholes. Also, we have obsessions with anal.
UndercoverMexican
NIce generalization there. I'm in highschool and I've seen way uglier people.
Motheryes
Kill the bullies with fire.
SendMeYourFoods
I'm gay so... You're not wrong
Cheomesh
I know I was
MetaphoricalFox
people...
OddSoull
I was in high High School once, can confirm asshole blood ran in my veins
IHaveAPhrasalUserNameLikeThisOneCauseTheyAlwaysGetTheTopComment
I could be -sort- of a bully once in a while and didn't realise what a bitch I was being until it happened to me.
DanNeedsLoveToo
Omg I was an asshole.
iamthisguy247
Yeah, they've been calling it third base I believe.
MfDaveTheScienceGuy
Shit, bases have really evolved since i graduated.
Imprettybadatnamesandshit
It's actually insane when you think about the massive disregard of empathy some highschool kids are capable of.
Ant4N
Eh. Yeah, I just ignore the assholes and confront them when I need to. I'm in high school, what makes them feel best is knowing they get 2 u
Clitastrophe
*Humans in general. Some humans just don't even seem human, with their complete lack of compassion, moral compass, or apparent intelligence.
RoyFuckingMustang
That doesn't stop after highschool.
Nize426
I think I just became a more considerate asshole.
IHaveAPhrasalUserNameLikeThisOneCauseTheyAlwaysGetTheTopComment
Confession: I never give a damn when I hear about a high school shooting 'cause most of them are assholes anyway.
surprisemotherfuckers
as a high school student, i agree
MfDaveTheScienceGuy
Well Shit. You should make this a confession bear.
IHaveAPhrasalUserNameLikeThisOneCauseTheyAlwaysGetTheTopComment
This is really the type of confession bear I'd make a new profile for XD.
MfDaveTheScienceGuy
IHaveAPhrasalUserNameLikeThisOneCauseImPostingAControversialConfessionBear