7 Times Ronda Rousey Made You Extremely Proud To Have Ovaries
In her Reddit AMA on Monday (August 10), world-renowned mixed martial artist and judoka Ronda Rousey confirmed that she's an IRL superhero and an inspiration to women everywhere.
In the Q&A, (which probably lasted longer than any of her fights), the 28-year-old Olympic gold medalist talked about everything from body positivity to Pokémon to what superhero she'd like to play in a movie.
Here are some of her best, power-packed nuggets of truth that will inspire to you to get out there and kick some ass -- and by "ass," I do of course mean oppressive systems that thrive on female disempowerment. Obviously.
On Body Image
"I get a lot of questions about femininity and body image," she said. "Women are constantly being made to feel the need to conform to an almost unattainable standard of what’s considered attractive so they can support a multitude of industries buying shit in the pursuit of reaching this standard."
On Overcoming An Eating Disorder
"It feels very liberating to free of the guilt that used to come with every meal. And I feel like I have so much extra space in my brain now that I'm not constantly thinking about the next meal and trying to eat as much as possible every day while still losing weight. I feel amazing. I (think) I look amazing. And I just ate some bomb-ass french toast this morning. I'm so happy to hear about all the progress you've made on yourself and best of luck for the future."
On Her Favorite Mortal Kombat Character
"I would always play as Princess Katana 'cuz in the Sega version you could press down and punch up vs the computer and get to the fifth guy from the top with all flawless victories because the computer wouldn't learn to throw you from the floor until it was almost the end."
On Her Idea Of A 'Perfect Date'
"Doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING," she said. "If a guy is lame, he'll have to come up with activities to distract you from his lameness. If he's all kinds of awesome, doing nothing with him with be all kinds of awesome."
On What Superhero She'd Like To Play In A Movie
"Well... a lot of the good ones have been taken, but I'd like to vie for Miss Marvel," she said.
On Her Unremitting Love Of Chicken Wings
"[I can eat] at least 60 in one sitting. But there were no bets on the table. I think I could've done more if it really came down to it." *SWOON*
On The Idea Of Fighting Floyd Mayweather
"I fight for a living. In a no rules fight, I believe I can beat anyone on this planet."