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How being the only one changes everything

I'm the only woman at my local open mic and I'm exhausted from being expected to represent all women instead of just being funny.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're carrying the weight of representation that prevents you from simply existing as yourself in a space that should allow freedom.

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