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Flat White

The myth of female innocence

6 January 2023

6:00 AM

6 January 2023

6:00 AM

When I was 15 years old, I inadvertently angered a group of mean girls who hung out at the roller skating rink I frequented. They thought I was trying to steal one of their boyfriends (I was not), and as a result I spent a terrified month awaiting a promised physical beating.

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