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“When you're a part of any protected class, whether it is being a woman, a person…” — Yara Shahidi
When you're a part of any protected class, whether it is being a woman, a person of color, a part of the LGBTQ community, or an immigrant, we're expected to get everything right and be the embodiment of perfection when it is not expected of other people.
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