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Jun 14Liked by Mary Erickson

I am usually just a browser of stories / articles. I was mesmerized and totally engrossed. I read it from beginning to end without interrupting myself. YOU are such an amazing writer and what an amazing new lens you have given us to see Marilyn (and many of our sisters) through. I can't wait to read more of your stories!

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Thank you so much Cynthia! Marilyn really has so much to say to us now, and I absolutely love that she touched your heart as she did mine.

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Jun 4Liked by Mary Erickson

Crap, yeah, I am there with you on the difference between the feminine and femininity, except this: I never thought femininity to be minimal. It was power, and could be resented by male and female alike. So, thank you for giving me something on which to cogitate.

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Thank you Chris — yes, you're absolutely right — and the power of the feminine has been dissipated for profit. Profit depends on need/neediness - and I think that's why femininity got redefined. Haha even the need to feel powerful has been exploited by capitalism — 100 years ago, women were granted the "power" to smoke cigarettes in public by TV ads!

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👍🏼😍😍😍

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