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People don’t want to be told that what they’re doing might not be the right thing or might not make everybody happy. But I am somebody who – I don’t just go along to get along.

— Tracee Ellis Ross

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But then when you hit high school you start interacting with the patriarchy.

It’s been a hard-earned journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance.

But what I would prefer is that I’m the poster child for living my life on my terms. And that there’s a version of that for everyone.

I want to be in a relationship with myself as I am. I don’t want to be fighting with an image that I put out that I can’t keep up with.

I’ve always been a person who speaks up. I can’t help it. Sometimes the practice for me is – perhaps the exercise today is to not speak up.

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