![]() ![]() Culture molds who we are, West argues, but it’s ours to remold in turn. One of the most distinctive voices advancing feminist politics through humor, West is behind a handful of popular pieces - "How to Make a Rape Joke" on Jezebel, "Hello, I Am Fat" on The Stranger’s blog, "Ask Not for Whom the Bell Trolls It Trolls for Thee" on " This American Life" - that have helped shift mainstream attitudes about body image, comedy and online harassment over the past several years. Has changed more minds this way than you could count. Describing West's often-comedic approach to serious issues, Dayna Tortorici wrote in The New York Times that West: West's work has been published in The Daily Telegraph, GQ, the New York Daily News,, Deadspin,, MSNBC and The Guardian. She was a staff writer for Jezebel where she wrote on racism, sexism, and fat shaming. In 2011, she moved to Los Angeles, but continued to write for The Stranger until September 2012. In 2009, West began working as the film editor for Seattle's alternative weekly newspaper, The Stranger. ![]()
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