article_snippet: Nimoy was inspired by their late founder Heather MacAllister, who Nimoy recalled once told Nimoy 'whenever a fat person steps on stage to perform, and it's not the butt of a joke, that's a political statement' Nimoy said a 250-pound woman approached Nimoy after a presentation and told Nimoy Nimoy only worked with models that had a certain body type, according to the New York Times.
article_snippet: I think that's a reflection of something that's prevalent in our culture,' Nimoy said. '
article_snippet: our are sort of conditioned to see a different body type as acceptable and maybe look away when the other body type arrives.'
article_snippet: the women are projecting an image that is the women own,' Nimoy said. '
article_snippet: Nimoy was inspired by their late founder Heather MacAllister, who Nimoy recalled once told Nimoy 'whenever a fat person steps on stage to perform, and it's not the butt of a joke, that's a political statement'.
article_snippet: Nimoy told the New York Times the book was a 'direct response to the pressure women face to conform to a size two'.
article_snippet: the women's  are projecting an image that is the women's  own,' Nimoy said. '
article_snippet: Nimoy said the book was a 'direct response to the pressure women face to conform to a size two' In the 1960s while Nimoy was filming Star Trek, Nimoy found out that Nichelle Nichols was not getting paid the same amount as Nichelle Nichols male co-stars.
highlights_snippet: Nimoy said the book was a 'direct response to the pressure women face to conform to a size two' 