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This tension-the idea that there is a right way to be a woman, a right way to be the most essential woman- is ongoing and pervasive.

This tension-the idea that there is a right way to be a woman, a right way to be the most essential woman- is ongoing and pervasive.
– Roxane Gay

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  8. … just one more reminder that the rules are always different for girls, no matter who they are and no matter what they do. – Roxane Gay
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