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meadowlander

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11. That's great but a shame the artist felt the need to portray SBA and ECS as younger and thinner

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 04:44 PM

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because God forbid heroines be old or fat. If we have to have feminist icons in public places let's at least use the hottest versions of them that we can find.

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That's great but a shame the artist felt the need to portray SBA and ECS as younger and thinner meadowlander Saturday #11

It also depends on the time period. In 1848, at Seneca Falls, ECS was 33, niyad Saturday #16

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