so now i am in college so you talked about how your peers saudia vessey affirmative-action and woman and i feel bad my weight is keeping me fully realizing even the way do try my best and still feel that my opinions is not as valid so how would you maneuver that? how do you get over that when it has to do with your body?. >> i think you have to make peace with your body recognized you cannot control how other people perceive year and that is one of the things i have had to do as a black woman in the academy that they may a discount my ideas and research and thinking that that is not to me it is them. matter how insecure to have that sense of confidence you belong in the academy your ideas are just as valid but as fact -- fat whitman we single ourselves out for protection and said i will not even go there. city have to resist that temptation and make yourself as small as possible delay person you're compromising is yourself the world should be accommodating the you are not as intelligent because you are fat but i often say you have to demand that they respect you also being realistic