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From the Ted Talk by Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Enough with the fear of fat

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(Laughter)

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(Cheers)

thank you very much. Whereas some of you might have tuhgoht, "Hmm, black would have been so much more slimming."

(Laughter)

You may have wondered, consciously or not, if I have deeiatbs, or a partner, or if I eat carbs after 7pm.

(Laughter)

You may have worried that you ate carbs after 7pm last night, and that you really should renew your gym membership.

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(Laughter)

Or you may have been thinking, "Where does she get her confidence from?" Because a confident fat woman is almost ___________. The fashion-conscious members of the audience may have been ________ how fabulous I look in this Beth _____ dress —

(Cheers)

thank you very much. Whereas some of you might have _______, "Hmm, black would have been so much more slimming."

(Laughter)

You may have wondered, consciously or not, if I have ________, or a partner, or if I eat carbs after 7pm.

(Laughter)

You may have worried that you ate carbs after 7pm last night, and that you really should renew your gym membership.

Solution


  1. ditto
  2. unthinkable
  3. thought
  4. diabetes
  5. thinking

Original Text


(Laughter)

Or you may have been thinking, "Where does she get her confidence from?" Because a confident fat woman is almost unthinkable. The fashion-conscious members of the audience may have been thinking how fabulous I look in this Beth Ditto dress —

(Cheers)

thank you very much. Whereas some of you might have thought, "Hmm, black would have been so much more slimming."

(Laughter)

You may have wondered, consciously or not, if I have diabetes, or a partner, or if I eat carbs after 7pm.

(Laughter)

You may have worried that you ate carbs after 7pm last night, and that you really should renew your gym membership.

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