As usual, we start with last month's Snarl about weight--
"i loved the article about fat. i am too fat and i have rcently learned that i can still be the same person no matter what i weigh. listening to what other people only made me depressed and i ate more. the article was really great so is the whole 'zine"
"You know what? I'm tired of hearing about all these "fat" people. What their problem is, is they don't have the right train of thought. Yeah, ok...so it is the INSIDE that counts... but doesn't the OUTSIDE have any say in this? Everyone would love to look good outside despite what's on the inside. We want to be accepted, no matter what we convince ourselves to think. I think of the body as art...art is beautiful in all shapes and sizes, right? We are beautiful on the outside because we believe it ourselves. Once we can prove it to ourselves, we can prove it to the world and everyone around us."
From January and other issues:
"I really liked the story Les Sex, Les Hot."
"The essay "Ode to my nose" is the most brilliant piece of journalism I have ever read. It desrves a Pulitzer Prize. Who is the author? Why anonymous? I have been insprired. I am going to write a song about my nose. Please thank the author and tell her I would like to be friends with her."
"Your zine is awesome!!! I stayed up until past one in the morning, just reading everything and printing tons of stuff out to send to my friends and stick on my door. (I live in a dorm-lots of people will see them.) Keep this up! I shall stay a faithful reader. I'm so glad that there's so many women out there speaking up for themselves."
"This was my first time here and this place rox!! I really love I Am A Woman, Miss America, and especially Ode To My Nose (It is fully about me). Keep up the great work!"
"I really enjoyed Grrowl. I thought it was a very intelligent piece compared to some of the other zines out that are all man hating with no reason. Keep it up its great!"
"This is so damn fantastic! I do not know if we have anything like this here in Sweden, but what the heck, we have a lot of angry cool grrls and wicked women!!!"