Why would anyone voluntarily add themselves to this mindless, coagulated stain, when you can be “not like the other girls” instead? That’s what I’ve always chosen. Brené Brown would say the reason I squirm at the sight of the Cumberbitches isn’t that I’m embarrassed; it’s that I’m ashamed. They have put themselves out there, made themselves vulnerable and open to mockery. They have let themselves be seen, and to make myself feel better, I act like I’m cooler than that, when what I actually am is scared. I’m afraid to be seen. A lot of us have to “dig deep about the cool issue,” she says. I
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