All Things Aside Quotes

“My biggest argument to the "we don't know what's in the vaccine" folks (who have hopefully decided to go along with science by the time this book comes out) is "remember what you were okay with drinking at twenty-three?" Yeah, roll up that sleeve.”
― Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

“I feel like the 3D and vampire obsessions are two things in entertainment that keep coming back around. Like every ten years, executives are like “ All right, new group of horny weirdos, let’s revive this corpse.”
― Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

“When I say we, I'm referring to society: copywriters, companies, and overall general opinion; I am in no way taking personal responsibility. We/they market to women like they are giant toddlers. This endless, pejorative, female-targeted infantilization of the English language when it's directed toward women: "Mama Bear needs her beauty rest!" "Rockstar gal gets her glam on!" "Work it, she-entrepreneur!" "Be a diva-licious ass-kicker in stilettos! The biggest, badass, boss-babe in herstory! The fiercest, she-matologist working in the blood lab!"

This pervasive rhetoric is basically watered down, digestible empowerment designed to get a woman's money. It's the advertising equivalent of a "Live Laugh Love" sign.”
― Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

“I looked into their new mom gift baskets. The basket included... a scarf. A fucking scarf.

My first thought was that this company bulk ordered them for something else, and couldn't get rid of them, so they pivoted and tried to make it a "mommy scarf;" selling you on the idea that there are scarves specifically for women who have children. Which are very different, from normal scarves, for childless women.

"Great for dressing up a look or just keeping mama warm while she's out conquering the world." The fact that they wrote a blurb about why a human would need a scarf at all, to me, further proves how dumb we think women are.

As if there's some tired mom out there, typing into Google "what is scarf and how?" "neck cold. how do i hot it?”
― Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions