Roxanne treats her body with a lot more kindness than I do as a college student. She makes sure it gets all the nutrients it needs. She also has a balanced diet, she knows it’s ok to have McDonalds as long as it is in moderation. What I really connected to in this interview was Roxanne's view of femininity she said, " Femininity isn't just about your breasts". This was honestly such a refreshing view on what femininity is, because in the media we always see women pitted against each other and who looks "better". I loved that she was so positive about other women she didn't tear them down and acknowledged that there are very different ways to be a woman and biological build has nothing to do with it. She even pointed out the hypocrisy of body building competitions when she said they expect a “ woman who has honestly all this muscle to still have her breasts and judge her against somebody else who’s got an breast implant and say that you aren’t feminine enough.”

            She constantly describes perfect femininity and how people judge her body type, and how it doesn’t exist, this relates back to what we talked about in class. In class we discussed that women “needed” to have that hourglass figure and boobs to be considered feminine and “ perfect”. Roxanne actively challenges this and when the host asks if she thinks she’s more perfect or “superhuman” tan other women the answer is a definite no. She doesn’t feel the need to tear down other women. She is in fact; very supportive of every woman whether she was born women biologically or not. She doesn’t feel the need to slut shame women and has a attitude of if you accept me than I’ll accept you. She even makes it clear that she is doing all these interviews to let women know that their idea of perfection and femininity is just as valid as hers and they should be themselves and strive to be a better version of them.

            In talking about race she acknowledges that what she has faced discrimination in is that if another lighter woman the same physique as her is in a competition she will be chosen to represent female bodybuilding, because she appeals to the masses. Her response to that is the ever positive response of I’ll do body building anyways because she’s not going to let anything get in the way of what she wants. She also notes certain types of bodybuilding are more acceptable for women such as toning and that your femininity does get questioned if you do something more extreme.

            Overall, I think her way of thinking is a positive step towards women being kinder towards each other and learning to accept that femininity is not just a couple of set characteristics but how every woman experiences it is just as valid as how another woman experiences it. I just think she’s a positive person towards other women in general.