Thursday, April 12, 2012

Reaction to Meghan Tonjes

I was absolutely blown away by Meghan's visit to our class.  What a wonderful coup by the Women's Student Union.  Kudos to everyone that was involved with bringing her to Fredonia.  Not only does she sing like an absolute ANGEL, she is also incredibly nice.  Her YouTube posts (which I watched many of following her visit) were really awesome.  Her crusade for bodily acceptance is something that hits home for a lot of people.  Being bullied at any age isn't easy, but especially for elementary and middle school aged children.  The fact that she has garnered recognition from freakin' ELLEN is just so unbelievably cool.  I apologize if that isn't professional language, but it really is just too awesome.  At a time when Adele can be the world's biggest singing sensation, I can't help but think that we're becoming more accepting of plus-sized individuals.  Meghan and her crusade can chalk up a victory in that category, but as she said, there is still much work to be done.

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