We are used to female writers who use their private lives as unmitigated material being somewhat hormonal; this somehow 'excuses' what might be seen as a highly unfeminine ability to turn their personal upsets into money. Julie Burchill abilityexcusefemale share on social
I just have a real problem with people who seek to portray fatness or thinness as moral concepts. Julie Burchill conceptfatnessmoral Change image and share on social
What sort of sap doesn't know by now that picture-perfect beauty is all done with smoke and mirrors anyway? Julie Burchill beautymirrorperfect Change image and share on social
The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly from my own pocket - they were not the result of bread being removed from the mouths of the poor so that Miss Thing here could mince off to the circus smelling of roses. Julie Burchill breadcircuscultural share on social
No one knows 'men' as such, any more than anyone knows 'women,' and if they do generalise they're probably trying to hide their own ignorance. You might know one 'man,' yes, or even lots of individual 'men'. Julie Burchill generalisehideignorance share on social
People - and I include myself - get fat because they choose pleasure over self-denial. Julie Burchill choosedenialfat Change image and share on social
A good part - and definitely the most fun part - of being a feminist is about frightening men. Julie Burchill feministfrightenfun Change image and share on social
Big women do themselves a disservice when they attempt to become the Righteous Fat (the Righteous Thin are bad enough, all that running around and sweating, somehow believing it means anything). Julie Burchill attemptbadbelieve Change image and share on social
Families, generally, suck. And I say that as someone who, like my husband, had parents who proved the proverbial exception to the rule. Julie Burchill exceptionfamilygenerally Change image and share on social
My dad didn't drive - the only dad I knew who didn't. Julie Burchill daddriveknow Change image and share on social
