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independent journalist in Asheville, NC | ⛰ via of NYC via Connecticut | creampuff in a knife fight | jessica dot wakeman at gmail dot com
Mar 14 6 tweets 2 min read
Rep. Chuck Edwards’ town hall in Asheville was one of the most intense events I’ve ever covered.

This was his press conference at the end: This was the Q&A, such as it was:
Apr 3, 2018 10 tweets 2 min read
Unpopular opinion (maybe):

That "What It's Like To Go Through Life As A Really Beautiful Women" piece could have been really good. Maybe not as an as-told-to, though.

Beauty privilege is a topic we need to discuss more.

A lot more. The problem is that when a beautiful woman herself tries to discuss it, she's automatically accused of being self-involved and oblivious. And you know, people want to see pictures.

When a "regular" women tries to discuss is, she's accused of being jealous.