I've had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.
Usually, TED only invites the most accomplished and famous people in the world to give talks.
Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.
We can't just pay attention to women who look fantastic in a photograph, because there are a lot of people that have fantastic things to say that don't look like 25-year-old white models.
I have no idea what advantages I truly get, but I know people talk to me and give me time of day because they like how I look.