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7 Reasons Amy Schumer Is The Realest Person In Hollywood

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7 Reasons Amy Schumer Is The Realest Person In Hollywood
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Amy Schumer is by far one of the dirtiest, raunchiest, and politically incorrect comedians to date. That's why I love her. She goes above and beyond to tell it like is and make us laugh in the process. I recently bought her debut book, "The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo," and figured it would be another Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Aziz memoir, but it was oh so much more. In 336 short pages, Amy became the realest person I have never met. In her book, she shares about her personal life, her political values, her religion, and her sex life, and she does it all while literally making you laugh at loud. Here are some excerpts from her book that make you realize there are real people in Hollywood.

1. The tone of her book.

Even during the saddest pieces of this book, Amy reminds us that laughter is good for the heart. I mean the first chapter of her book, she is speaking directly to her vagina. The amount of curse-words used in this book would make a kindergarten teacher cry at night, but it's one of those things that makes her better than the rest. She is unafraid to tell it like it is, and we, the ladies who also talk like sailors, respect that.

2. Her open confessions about anything sex.

One of the most uncomfortable subject matter in our lives is sex. Amy immerses us in her sex life in this book, telling some of the best times:

"He was so appreciative and excited (we high-fived at one point), which felt amazing, (the sex, not the high five)."

I think Amy speaks for a lot of women by giving this image that we don't have to be sexy during sex. Oh, and that I can sit here and talk about it without getting embarrassed.

She also mentions some of her worst times. Spoiler alert: She even breaks down and tells her readers about her experience with sexual assault.

3. Her many jokes about being Jewish.

Obviously, this is the most relatable part of her whole book for me. Talking about her Bat Mitzvah, Amy writes about how she felt that day.

"I'm gonna show these Jews what I'm made of, I thought in an unracist way. I sang those Hebrew words like the little half-Jew angel that I was without the slightest idea what I was saying."

Of course! I always had to explain to my friends that I could only read Hebrew for prayers and my Torah portion; I had no idea what it meant, and I still don't. Amy finds a common point for all of her Jewish readers, making sure we all knew we were in the same boat. She also points out that it's okay to love the Chosen cuisine.

"I enjoy the grossest Jewish food, like whitefish salad and gefilte fish."

4. Her strong features of Feminism.

Amy is outspoken when it comes to her place in this world as a woman, and I couldn't agree more with what she says.

For example:

"Women are always expected to be the gracious hostess, quick with an anecdote and a sprinkling of laughter at others' stories. We are always the ones who have to smooth over all of the awkward moments in life with soul-crushing pleasantries. But when we do not fulfill this expectation, people assume we must be either depressed or a cunt."

Yass. This is one of those excerpts that hits home. When people tell me to smile, it drives me crazy. When I'm not nice and nurturing, people think I'm just mean. If I don't feel like being nice, I don't have to!

I also love what she says about her own appearance. Nobody likes to think their the hottest chick (well, maybe some people do) and loving yourself is hard to do in front of other women without them thinking you're full of yourself.

"I'm not the hottest chick in the room. I would be like the third-hottest bartender at a Dave & Buster's in Cincinnati, but that's about it."

In another part of her book, she mentions how women are viewed by boys.

"We girls were basically conditioned to think we should hold out or we'd be labeled as a slut."

And lastly,

"I'm of the belief that in most industries, women have to work twice as hard to get half the credit."

5. Her positive support of body image.



We constantly talk about and scrutinize the women of Hollywood and in magazines that are giving us false ideas of body image. And then there's Amy, who is screaming to the rooftops how bogus it all is. Here is a message to her younger audiences, (not reading this book, but seeing her on television).

"You think there's some other version of yourself that is waiting to come out and blow everyone away. Let that phase pass you by and love yourself how you are. Don't waste time and energy on it."

And here she talks about how angry she is with the media's attention on our bodies.

"I'm mad because girls as young as eight years old are being shamed about their bodies. Fifth graders go on diets and admire Instagram pics of celebs in waist trainers. Some of the people I'm closes to have struggled with eating disorders. There is nothing wrong with celebrating beauty, but beauty comes in many forms."

Thank goodness she's saying these things. As a strong supporter of healthy body image, my voice carries only so far, and it feels good to have a strong woman advocating on behalf of this as well.

6. Standing up for all the introverts out there.

I usually think of myself as outgoing until Amy took a moment to describe some qualities that introverts usually posses.

"Being an introvert doesn't mean you're shy. It means you enjoy being alone. Not just enjoy it-you need it. If you're a true introvert, other people are basically energy vampires..You don't have to hate them; you just have to be strategic about when you expose yourself to them, like the sun."

It makes sense now; sometimes I just don't want to talk to anybody. I could never explain why, I just wanted to be alone in my own head. She adds that introverts love an Irish good-bye, also known as, leaving without saying anything to anybody! So true Amy.

7. Her very real, emotional call to action for gun safety legislation.

Back in 2015, Amy released her first movie, Trainwreck. Sadly, there was a shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana that changed her life forever. No, she wasn't there, but she describes in her book how much pain that event brought her, living everyday to honor the two women who lost their lives, Mayci and Jillian.

In the book, she expresses all of her views on gun safety legislation and indirectly asks her readers to follow suit and express their interests against the gun lobby. She provides healthy statistics about different states, their gun laws, and their casualties, and goes as far as writing out all of the members of congress who have received money from the gun lobby and vote on legislation on their behalf.

Writing about this in her book was a smart move for Amy. You get to know her at the beginning of the book, you fall in love with her throughout, and then once it gets to an issue she truly cares about, you want to show your support for her.

Here are my parting words with this article. Amy Schumer is one of the most amazing people (not only a woman) in Hollywood. She stands for what is right and what is real. I can't thank her enough for her authenticity and I recommend her book for all of you to read!

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