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I get knocked down...
This vid made my day!
It somehow seemed to go well with this...
“I was taking a law school admissions test in a big classroom at Harvard. My friend and I were some of the only women in the room. I was feeling nervous. I was a senior in college. I wasn’t sure how well I’d do. And while we’re waiting for the exam to start, a group of men began to yell things like: ‘You don’t need to be here.’ And ‘There’s plenty else you can do.’ It turned into a real ‘pile on.’ One of them even said: ‘If you take my spot, I’ll get drafted, and I’ll go to Vietnam, and I’ll die.’ And they weren’t kidding around. It was intense. It got very personal. But I couldn’t respond. I couldn’t afford to get distracted because I didn’t want to mess up the test. So I just kept looking down, hoping that the proctor would walk in the room. I know that I can be perceived as aloof or cold or unemotional. But I had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions. And that’s a hard path to walk. Because you need to protect yourself, you need to keep steady, but at the same time you don’t want to seem ‘walled off.’ And sometimes I think I come across more in the ‘walled off’ arena. And if I create that perception, then I take responsibility. I don’t view myself as cold or unemotional. And neither do my friends. And neither does my family. But if that sometimes is the perception I create, then I can’t blame people for thinking that.”
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And of course we know that Hillary is the Final Girl:
(Icon by me, free to good homes)
It somehow seemed to go well with this...
“I was taking a law school admissions test in a big classroom at Harvard. My friend and I were some of the only women in the room. I was feeling nervous. I was a senior in college. I wasn’t sure how well I’d do. And while we’re waiting for the exam to start, a group of men began to yell things like: ‘You don’t need to be here.’ And ‘There’s plenty else you can do.’ It turned into a real ‘pile on.’ One of them even said: ‘If you take my spot, I’ll get drafted, and I’ll go to Vietnam, and I’ll die.’ And they weren’t kidding around. It was intense. It got very personal. But I couldn’t respond. I couldn’t afford to get distracted because I didn’t want to mess up the test. So I just kept looking down, hoping that the proctor would walk in the room. I know that I can be perceived as aloof or cold or unemotional. But I had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions. And that’s a hard path to walk. Because you need to protect yourself, you need to keep steady, but at the same time you don’t want to seem ‘walled off.’ And sometimes I think I come across more in the ‘walled off’ arena. And if I create that perception, then I take responsibility. I don’t view myself as cold or unemotional. And neither do my friends. And neither does my family. But if that sometimes is the perception I create, then I can’t blame people for thinking that.”
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And of course we know that Hillary is the Final Girl:
Best analysis of the campaign - Heathers screenwriter Daniel Waters on Hillary, Bernie, Donald, and the Horror: pic.twitter.com/HIGu14QL47
— Larry Karaszewski (@Karaszewski) 29 July 2016
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I genuinely don't think I can tell you which of these things I want more. I mean, thank goodness it's not an either/or proposition.
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Honestly, if the U.S. elects Trump, they deserve everything they get.
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Really - how difficult is it to vote? Well Now the USA in the hands of the ultra right is again trying to impose JIM CROW Era voting rules only instead of jelly beans and whatever other BS they could come up with - it's all about the total lie of Voter Fraud.
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This. Although the courts do seem to be fairly good at striking them down.
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My pleasure. I'm glad that it worked as intended.
Honestly, if the U.S. elects Trump, they deserve everything they get.
As someone who watched horrified (and helpless) as the Brexit camp lied their way to a bigoted victory... No, no they don't. :(
(Although I understand the sentiment. However, the rest of the world would suffer too. At least Brexit is mostly local in its damage.)
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That really is an interesting and apt analogy of the election.
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It will be even more delightful because the nylon haired tosser will have his ass handed to him by a woman and people of color.
It makes me happy that you are such a fangirl!
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I am very happy to hear you say that, as you are the local expert! :)
It will be even more delightful because the nylon haired tosser will have his ass handed to him by a woman and people of color.
Thissssss. >:)
It makes me happy that you are such a fangirl!
American politics is totally like a fandom. Except if the wrong person wins it could be the ACTUAL end of the world, which sort of raises the stakes somewhat...
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Stacey
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Stacey
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And that icon is gorgeous.
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I don't know that it's possible to undo 40 years' worth of attacks, but it's a start.
And thank you. Although the poster is the gorgeous bit, I just edited it a little... <3
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The Final Girl - Love It!
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Thank you! And good luck/have fun. Getting people out to vote is the single most important job! <333
The Final Girl - Love It!
It really is perfect. :)