Amy Schumer Covers ‘Glamour’: “I Have a Belly. And I Have Cellulite. And I Still Deserve Love.”

Amy Schumer on the cover of Glamour’s August issue wearing a Narcisco Rodriguez dress and Stella McCartney Lingerie bra. Photography by Matt Irwin for Glamour

Amy Schumer’s like the female equivalent of Batman: She’s not the hero women necessarily deserve, but she’s what this upside down society needed. The comedienne has shown that it’s not Angelina Jolie’s humanitarian work, Taylor Swift’s lyrics, or Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy, that have changed the conversation; instead, it’s Schumer’s truth bombs, dispensed on stages at her sold out standup shows, on her Comedy Central show, and in the movie Trainwreck, out July 17. She’s 2015′s answer to Gloria Steinem — just a little dirtier.

“It was very unexpected. I don’t try to be feminist. I just am. It’s innately inside me,” the 34-year-old told her sister, Kim Caramele, on becoming an icon in an interview in Glamour’s August issue, which she covers — her first one ever! “I have no interest in trying to be the perfect feminist, but I do believe feminists are in good hands with me.”

Schumer striking a pose in a DKNY pencil skirt and Dolce & Gabbana bodysuit. Photography by Matt Irwin for Glamour

Schumer seemingly cemented her status in a speech she gave recently accepting Trailblazer of the Year at Glamour UK’s Women of the Year Awards. “I’m probably like 160 pounds right now and I can catch a d*** whenever I want, like, that’s the truth. It’s not a problem,” she told the crowd. But, while well received by many, as with anything that’s said these days (thanks, social media!), Schumer was met with backlash — something she’s become a master handler of — for the fact that she dared to be so open about her wants, needs, and desires. “If a guy was like, ‘I can get pussy whenever I want,’ that guy would be a dickhead. But to deny that there’s a major difference is ridiculous. For women, we’re taught to eat less until we disappear. And trained to believe that if you don’t look like everyone else, then you’re unlovable,” she told the magazine, on national newsstands July 14, of the double standards women are held to. “And men are not trained that way. Men can look like whatever and still date a supermodel. I’m proud of what I said. I think it’s good to see somebody saying: I have a belly. And I have cellulite. And I still deserve love. And to catch the old D. And to not apologize.”

Well, except when it comes to racism. “I used to date Hispanic guys, but now I prefer consensual,” a joke she used to tell in her stand up routine, drew criticism. While she said recently in a statement that she will “joke about things you like and I will joke about things you aren’t comfortable with,” she did clarify on Twitter Monday. “I wrote this joke 2 years ago. I used to do a lot of short dumb jokes like this. I played a dumb white girl on stage. I still do sometimes. Once I realized I had more eyes and ears on me and had an influence I stopped telling jokes like that onstage," Schumer wrote. "I am evolving as an artist. I am taking responsibility and hope I haven’t hurt anyone. I apologize if I did.”

Schumer in white Lanvin skirt, L.K. Bennett belt and a Barney’s New York monogram sweater. Photography by Matt Irwin for Glamour

But while her star’s on the rise and she’s taken the title of “feminist comedienne” seriously, becoming one has meant making concessions (although an orgasm’s never one). In fact, it’s hurt her dating life. “Now I have to wonder what people’s intentions are,” she admitted. “But you know what? I made a decision. I’m gonna do this anyway. … I’m gonna keep speaking up and creating all this work. I could have roped it in and hopefully found a mate. But I made a decision. And it does feel like sometimes it’s a sacrifice for my love life and social life. Hero alert!” Obviously said facetiously, but actually a legitimate claim. Move over Bruce Wayne, Amy Schumer’s here.

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