I am 12 in this photo....my friend and i are in saratoga new york for the pre-teen new york beauty pageant. I had won the title of pre-teen syracuse n.y. in order to get to this level.
makes me think of this 12 yr old i lived with in a very crowded anarchist/communal household in portland oregon back when i was 22 or so....she had written an essay for school about class war and capitalism called "don't be fooled".Very smart kid.
amazing the different directions a childhood can take.
thats a feathered roach clip hooked to my belt...sigh.
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And I'm so glad you did!
I had no idea you did the child beauty pageant thing. I attended one locally...strange story...but it was really surreal. It was like being in the middle of a Jon Waters movie. And so obviously political.
Is it nature or nurture?
Too bad women are funneled down a patriarchal path with so few options, and from which so few escape.
I love how you have evolved. Thanks for sharing the picture!
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