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Alice Leibowitz's avatar

Wow. And I wonder, were they intending to celebrate her from the start? Or did the boy tapping the beat shift the collective interpretation of the situation? There's a way in which the second one would be even more inspiring, because we all have the option to be that boy for someone sometimes.

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Alice Leibowitz's avatar

Oh, and the Violent Femmes were way-incel even earlier.

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Meredith Walters's avatar

Yes! To all of this. Thank you for your creative risk-taking. The creation and your example are both gifts. I was recently moved by Rebecca Barry's piece on the fact that blue whales have stopped singing in Out of My Mind (https://rebeccabarry.substack.com/).

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Gayle Colman's avatar

Hello girlfriend,

You are sooo much! 😃 I laughed. I cried. Thank you. I feel the tendrils of your soul piercing hearts in the best way. More of this and keep soaring. ♥️

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