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Lindy West (born March 9, 1982) is an American writer, comedian and activist. She is the author of the essay collection Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman and a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. The topics she writes about include feminism, popular culture, and the fat acceptance movement.
Lindy West. I’m Just Here to Be Funny and Honest and Rank Dorito Flavors and Watch as Much TV as Possible. I’m an author, podcaster, TV writer, stage performer, and female woodsman (I live in the woods).
Lindy West - The New York Times. ‘Clueless’ and ‘Saved by the Bell’ Are How We Got Trump. How ’90s pop culture convinced a generation of would-be earnest activists that caring was uncool....
Mar 22, 2024 · Author Lindy West has been battling fat stigma for more than a decade. Here’s why she hates the word obese and why she wants you to be compassionate.
Jun 20, 2019 · The work of a twentysomething woman named Lindy West — often focused on cultural criticism and feminism — stood out among the best.
“Lindy West's memoir is a witty and cathartic take on toxic misogyny and fat shaming. She comes to accept her body just as Internet trolls congregate en masse to try to rip this new confidence from her, but she's rearing to fight back... In Shrill, West is our fat, ferocious, and funny avenging angel.” — NPR, Best Books of 2016
Mar 9, 1982 · Lindy West is a columnist at The Guardian, a contributor to This American Life, and a freelance writer whose work focuses on feminism, social justice, humor, and body image. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Vulture, Jezebel, The Stranger, and others.
