Gabourey Sidibe

Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe is one of the best actresses in the movie world today but a lot of people choose to criticize her for her size. She didn’t want to give in to the conventional standard of beauty set by Hollywood and mainstream media. She said that she isn’t about to start dieting and losing weight just to please everyone.

When pictures of her in the Golden Globes circulated all over social media, she replied to them with a strong tweet. She addressed those who made rude comments about her pictures and said that she cried about them on her way to her dream job. Now that’s one way to fight back — with a graceful degree of subtlety.  Sidibe recounted an encounter with Joan Cusack, one of her role models in the business. She said that Cusack told her to leave the industry because it was too “image-conscious”.