Listed as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People alongside Jong-Un Kim and Kim Kardashian in their controversial 2015 issue. Her description in the list was written by her good friend Wil Wheaton.
Earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies at California State University, Northridge and a master's degree in social and political thought at York University.
Comic book writer Sean T. Collins referred to Anita as "pop culture's most valuable critic" after Anita canceled a speech at Utah State University.
She was awarded Harvard Humanist of the Year 2014. Previous winners include the founders of OkCupid, a dating website.