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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't mean to be the over-earnest cringey character here - but can I just say how much I appreciate the conversation we've managed to have here about this?

It's been intense and deep but not mean or attacky. This feels like DCUM at its best.

I hope I didn't ruin it by saying that. [/quote]

This whole thread has actually inspired me to start writing fiction again. I loved to write creatively in another life and I feel like sharpening some pencils again. Dawn is kind of cringey but I totally identify with her and being on the short end of the mean girl dynamic.[/quote]

Oh gd yes it's part of why this is all so engrossing. Because you're either Sonya or Dawn - or Celeste, in which case you peaced out about 10 minutes after the piece came out because who cares, we never even liked Dawn, she wasn't our friend.[/quote]

There is some truth to this. And can I say that I think more people should be thinking about how they are Celeste in their own lives. The friend who loves to gossip, eggs on petty hatred and jealousies (and yes, Larson was jealous of Dorland and she ought to ask herself why), who give terrible advice because it’s easier than being thoughtful or telling a friend who is going down the wrong path to hold up.

You might think “whatever, it’s harmless gossip, who cares.” But if there was ever a story that illustrated very clearly why this kind of mean girl gossiping is NOT harmless, it’s this one. It’s not just that it hurts others. It hurts the gossipers too. It makes them dumb, obliterates objectivity. It’s a really, really bad habit that gets treated as benign. It’s not.[/quote]

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