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fromyourashes July 19 2021, 02:49:01 UTC
. I laugh when I read these stories because maybe I know literally two strong, empowered females out of all of my friends and myself included.

idg what she's saying here. but again, i think, "shut the fuck up, shailene woodley."

ohhhh, wait.
Woodley grew up in Simi Valley, California, the daughter of two psychologists, a

i get it all, now.

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nurse_dre415 July 19 2021, 04:30:20 UTC

Grew up and went to school with her. I’ll agree this place can breed some terrible people but we were both fortunate to move out as soon as possible. She doesn’t really associate with the town anymore besides visiting her mom.

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Re: sooo tangential simpmedaddy July 19 2021, 06:38:59 UTC
I love this stupid show and quote it way too much in my daily life lmao

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Re: sooo tangential should July 19 2021, 10:50:13 UTC
Same, me and my friends say "yo xan get your boy, dog" all the time

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slaughtermatic July 19 2021, 11:22:55 UTC
whats hard to get? theres no nuance in hollywood. we talk about the same thing on ontd. the answer to relegating women to nothing has become to throw a bunch of new archetypes that few of us can relate to. theres few women on screen with real flaws that are also accepted. a woman always has to ~represent something. fuck that. ofc theyre still mostly written by men who historically cant even really write nuanced men so.

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mathkills July 19 2021, 14:54:38 UTC
"strong, empowered females" is such an icky phrase. I think it's because it reduces women to females and she's clearly leaving no room for nuance. If your friends aren't strong empowered women, you need to work on your friend circle, girl.

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fromyourashes July 19 2021, 22:54:59 UTC
it is and it does. the way she talks about it makes me feel some kinda way for her friends

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keepitcrispy July 19 2021, 20:16:11 UTC
Here's the rest of the quote, maybe you'll find it enlightening instead of writing off everything she says just bc she brushes her teeth with coconut oil.

"My hope is that more stories come out that explore the intricacies of what feminine energy looks like and not just this desire to represent females from a strong, empowered standpoint. Because there's a lot underneath there that's messy, jealous, conspiratorial, competitive, kind, mothering, generous, thoughtful. There are so many aspects to it that I hope continue to be explored deeper."

Not that hard to understand. Women/female characters in Hollywood always have to represent some broader political project. We can't just be our full messy nuanced selves.

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fromyourashes July 19 2021, 22:54:05 UTC
uh
i sometimes make my own toothpaste jsyk
i read the whole article
she still said she doesn't know any women who are strong. regardless of her intention, she came out like, "all the women i know are weak and powerless" and it sits like shit on my chest

not that enlightening or difficult to understand and i'm sure you saw my facetiousness and took it 100% straight like this granola queen would but ok

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