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Sexism And Racism And Homophobia And Classism Are So Naturalized. All These Stereotypes Make People Think It's Just Normal That Straight White Men Are Getting All The Breaks.

I'm So Language-based And I'm So About Communicating, And My Art Has Always Been Very Audience-based, And Very About Being Functional And Communicating Something, And About Feeling Like I Have To Be Heard.

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I Talked A Lot Early On In My Career About Intersectionality And How Racism And Classism And Sexism And Homophobia And Capitalism Are All Connected With Each Other, And They're These Crazy Systems That Are Feeding On Each Other And Are Also Damaging. I Can't Even Go Into The Whole Spectrum Of It. But I Feel Like Kids Today Are So Much More Savvy About That Conversation. And I'm So Thrilled When I Get To Meet Younger People Who Are Doing That So Much Better Than I Did.