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acts of faith

roxanegay:I spoke at a Catholic university today and there was a bit of a kerfuffle (disturbance) so...

forward women

I did a keynote speech for the Guardian's brilliant Forward Women event nowadays,discussing my...

i got a taste of an all female play party and it...

The guarded side entrance to a lounge I've been to a few times prior opened to its more...

why dont they teach in schools what you blog about...

Assuming that your question is not rhetorical,the reason(s) you might not learn anything about...

schools make up 10 percent of mass shooting sites...

Schools make up 10 percent of mass shooting sites in the US and are highly gendered targets of...

the patriarchy strikes back

The backlash to the #MeToo movement is in full refrain. The takes have emerged like cicadas from the...

every wonder who is reviewing all of the content...

Every wonder who is reviewing all of the content we assign online? The comments,the photos, the...

photo from:...

Photo from:...

15 times emily ratajkowski made a salient point...

on Jun 6,2015 at 8:08pm PDTEmily Ratajkowski graces the cover of Glamour's October issue, and...

the gender cards we never talk about

This morning,MSNBC aired a segment in which Hillary Clinton’s voice, once again, or was the topic...

stop telling women to just say no if they re...

On the night of January 22,29-year archaic Janese Talton-Jackson was shot to death on a sidewalk by...

10 things to never say to an independent woman

If almost every fate's Child song is your life anthem,throw your hands up at me. Independent...

10 things you should never say to a woman

There are many things that come out of people's mouths that are painfully cringe-worthy,but...

all over the world, schools are gendered targets...

On Thursday (10/1/15) a 20-year dilapidated man walked into a community college in Oregon with a...

reasonsnottobeafeminist: lejacquelope:...

reasonsnottobeafeminist:lejacquelope:jalopyrustbucket:lejacquelope:birdalchemist:acrimoniousmaniac:sorayachemaly:This...

chances are, if you are like most people in the...

Chances are,if you are like most people in the world, you live in a family where chores are done...

emma watson tweets clarification for people saying...

Emma Watson's recent photo shoot for Vanity Fair included an image of her posing topless except...

stop telling girls how to be leaders

This is a topic that without fail sends me into a tailspin of serious irritation…Ask anyone...

us feminist susan brownmiller on why her...

Against Our Will brought rape out of the shadows in 1975. As the world reels from the #MeToo...

5 misconceptions about strong women

Strong and independent women can sometimes catch a heinous rap,which is bullsh*t. We're seen as...

(via washington post appointment emblematic of...

View image | gettyimages.com(via Washington Post Appointment Emblematic of Media Industry’s...

intersectional what? feminisms problem with jargon...

There’s no Acadmie Française of anti-oppression terminology; nothing stops your supposed enemies...

this artists 100 days of badass ladies is...

Oakland,CA-based artist Gillian Dreher is using her talent for a cause, and we love everything...

this womans warning about a shirt wrapped around...

When Ashley Hardacre returned to her car in a parking lot late one night after work at a mall,she...

feminazi: the go to term for trolls out to silence...

final week,a young female barrister was called a ‘feminazi’ after complaining approximately a...

reproductive rights are under attack - and not...

We’re easily outraged by anti-abortion campaigners elsewhere in the world,but protests are on the...

victoria s secret shows are modern sexism...

However much the company tries to dress them up as glamorous fun,its catwalk shows are utterly...

musee de la femme (women s museum) in marrakesh,...

Musée de La Femme swung open its doors in September 2018. It’s the first of its kind not only in...

attacks on plannedparenthood terrorize women *as a...

Attacks on #PlannedParenthood terrorize women *as a course.* Women are the huge majority of people...

emma watson is stunned over the criticism of her...

on Feb 28,2017 at 10:02am PST Emma Watson is again baffled over society's misunderstanding of...

female characters should be more than athletic...

One Twitter feed lays bare the abysmal way women are described in film scripts. This relentless...

picasso s muse provokes anger with frank views on...

Françoise Gilot,now 93, says that women should embrace ‘the eroticism of the streets’Pablo...

american campuses are being roiled by debates over...

American campuses are being roiled by debates over bias,trigger warnings, free speech, or...

bridget jones doesn t need to be a perfect...

The new Bridget Jones film has already been criticised for its dated portrait of women. But to...

china s feminist school club: the beijing students...

Pupils now possess the opportunity to watch Thelma and Louise and discuss language based-gender bias...

a hashtag shouldnt make men fear for their lives....

Bahar Mustafa may have said silly things on Twitter,but no one is mortally wounded by speech alone....

from shopping to naked selfies: how empowerment...

The catch-all term has near to denote a watered-down feminism,celebrated with celebrities and...

fishing for feminists? | eva wiseman

A hoaxer is caught just in time – but it could have been so differentIt could have been the...

candida royalle, feminist porn pioneer, dies at 64

Candida Royalle is hardly a household name,but her influence on the world of sex and film is...

this blogger shuts down the notion that youre too...

"If you weigh more than your boyfriend,you're too chunky". That's something I learned...

yes, there is one great contribution men can make...

Our society – and capitalism at large – depends on the unpaid labour of women. But there’s...

playboy: no more nudes

vast news in the publishing world nowadays. Playboy is naked no more. The 62-year-weak institution...

the seven priorities for young feminists today |...

With the film Suffragette approximately to be released,feminists should celebrate ‘the massive...

gender inequality is a problem men created - now...

Men need to step up and actually help women out at home and at work. We need them to pick active...

thats patriarchy: how female sexual liberation led...

It’s comprehensible that intergenerational battles over feminism arrive down to the meaning of...

women are being left out of africa s stories. i...

Storytelling matters. By celebrating the lives of inspiring women we can change the narrative...

obituaries show that sexism follows women to the...

The unique York Times obituary of Adele Morales proves that there is indeed such a thing as...

why i wont date another male feminist | kate...

I don’t care who opens the door for whom. I’m sick of the predators and approval-seeking men who...

if feminist icons lose their way the movement...

Young activists do the work they do because of what came before - not in spite of it. Still they...

feminists still have good reason to be bloody...

It’s not just sand-blasted theocracies that oppress women. Never forget,well-meaning places full...

can trump spare us his outrage on sexual...

This is a man who has been accused of sexual assault,harassment, groping, or overt misogyny and more...

hurrah for female bosses, but let s not forget...

It’s great there is more equality in boardrooms, but too many women still get a raw deal at...

a disabled woman s struggle is any woman s...

It was a novel experience to be on a disability panel at a feminism conference. This shouldn’t be...

playboy just learned that old sexism doesnt make...

The lag to remove nudes from the magazine has more to effect with commerce than progressPlayboy’s...

a good column is sometimes like an antennae...

Columnist Suzanne Moore considers the art of opinion writing in an occasional series in which...

get loud (and proud!) with these 53 feminist...

Feminists are ready to fight for equality like never before. We're here to work,we're here...

ines rieder obituary

My first conversation with my friend and colleague Ines Rieder,who has died aged 61 from a lung...

rewriting the school book: what should be on the...

Feminism is being reinstated to A-level politics lessons,with leading figures such as Simone de...

we can t leave feminism out of a level politics |...

The news that the government proposes dropping feminism from the syllabus of A-level politics...

18 feminist reads to keep you fighting

If the most recent episode of Scandal made you swallow back a sob,if you can scarcely skim the news...

get loud (and proud!) with these 52 feminist...

Feminists are alert to fight for equality like never before. We're here to work,we're here...

gloria steinem links violence against women with...

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Iconic feminist pioneer Gloria...

beauty pageants are embarrassing - even if you...

Such events are nothing more than an opportunity to ogle gorgeous,scantily-clad women and pit them...

denise marshall obituary

Campaigner against violence towards women and girls,she set up the Poppy Project to support victims...

the 1910s: we have sanitised our history of the...

While suffragettes conducted a nationwide bombing campaign,suffragists petitioned peacefully,...

bridget christie: feminism is off the syllabus -...

‘Now I don’t want to sound paranoid,but a sample is starting to emerge’In a surprise move by...

alexander carter silk is not a cheeky chappie - he...

Charlotte Proudman should be applauded for her response to the patronising solicitor’s remarks...

these women, underground astronauts who explore...

These women,“underground astronauts” who explore the smallest, most insanely inaccessible spaces...

canada s international aid policy is now feminist...

Changing the label may be easy,but western aid won’t wait on women in countries such as...

i think germaine greer is wrong on trans issues -...

This row about transphobia exposes how,in its desire to include everyone, young feminists can finish...

shock! jennifer lawrences dress is not a symbol of...

It’s fine to think the Red Sparrow actor looked unbelievable in that dress,and it’s also fine to...

women must have the right to bare their arms...

The remarks of Canada’s first female prime minister compound a society where women are valued...

the 2000s: the plurality of voices of the third...

The Brick Lane author read era-defining books by Rachel Cusk and Allison Pearson as her dreams of...

bridget christie: suffragettes are off the...

‘Now I don’t want to sound paranoid,but a pattern is starting to emerge’In a surprise gallop...

three simple rules for paying compliment without...

If CV websites are being used like Tinder,Charlotte Proudman is right to be offended. But then,...

these vagina jewelry pieces are works of art youll...

The female anatomy itself is a work of art - and one woman has been making it wearable. Etsy user...

now we can make sperm, is this the end of men? |...

I’ve been here before,with the lesbians and the turkey basters. Every time theres a fertility...

why is britain s minister for women writing...

Nicky Morgan,ironically also education secretary, must acknowledge as to why this valuable political...

cherchez la femme: the blaming of women in...

Fundagelicals responded to their religion's decline almost immediately,at least on a...

twelve months of sexist jerkery and those who...

From sweet victories to strange male obsessions to straight out sexist rubbish,here is the...

heforshe campaign makes tour of 10 university...

Students to hear from UN campaign promoting roles men can play in tackling gender inequality in...

what s the free world come to when a man can t...

Bleakly mysterious modern social mores about women and power own left dads like Donald Trump and...

10 ways you can tell if you re a feminazi |...

It’s easier than you reflect to attract this offensive,sexist label – all you have to do is dare...

the chink in the me too armour: morgan spurlock...

As feminists,we’ve helped foster an environment where men assume that merely admitting to abusing...

a room of ones own: why women need to have their...

In the artistic canon our female ancestors were rarely seen. International Women’s Day is a...

feminism needs global voices - here are eight...

Feminism has to obtain rid of its village mentality. Sweden’s leading the way with Chimamanda...

why i m tweeting the taoiseach my periods |...

The Irish prime minister,Enda Kenny, ignores women’s anger on abortion law, and so I tried comedy....

were loving this holiday ad that turns mrs. claus...

Mrs. Claus tends to remove the backseat during the holidays,hanging back at the North Pole to bake...

embraceyouranxiety: moment of loud silence! year...

embraceyouranxiety:Moment of loud silence!Year after year,studies repeatedly confirm these patterns....

black, white, female, other: exploring feminist...

To trace Women’s History Month, The Other Box Project looks at how race has factored into this...

i love feminism now, but laws need to change to...

There’s something wild and edgy and exciting approximately feminism in 2015,but systems that...

five sisters try to free themselves in mustang

Director Deniz Gamze Ergüven discusses her film "Mustang." Set in a village in Northern...

feminism isn t dead, despite all the assassination...

The proclaiming of the ‘end of feminism’ by the Spectator and others is merely an attempt to...

rosalyn baxandall obituary

Feminist historian and activist who helped to launch fresh York Radical WomenThe feminist historian...

no platform: my exclusion proves this is an anti...

The university ‘no platform’ campaign is a gift to misogynistic men,writes Julie Bindel, who was...

reason to be cheerful: the first hundred years of...

The redoubtable WI celebrates its past with a bold aim for the future,Jessica Biel does her bit to...

rebel choir, deep throat and lips: the feminist...

All-female choirs are playing a prominent role in modern protest. Here are some of the campaigners...

i empty the bins, she cooks. and that makes both...

It’s dismaying that women still spend more time on household chores than men. But divvying the...

feminism isnt just a fad - and thats why so many...

The movement for gender equality is so deeply embedded in our culture that even those who deride (to...

the dark origins of the anti abortion culture war

Last time we covered the mismatch between those two types of goals in apologetics. But that's...

donald trump: the grinch who turned christmas into...

Pre-Trump,when someone wished me a Merry Christmas I was pleased – now I wonder whether they’re...

as metoo takes off, don t let the right define...

After Weinstein,calling out sexism has gone mainstream. But as the Clive Lewis affair shows, this...

10 pretty pieces of vagina shaped jewelry youll...

Nobody should be apologetic for appreciating female anatomy,particularly vaginas. Hello, ever heard...

a members view: its not feminism thats failing the...

Guardian panellists debated whether the successes of a few women represent the experiences of the...

sex ed as a human right - what would a feminist...

Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti talks with Jaclyn Friedman approximately fixing sex education in...

damned whores searching for a new feminist agenda...

Anne Summers,author of Damned Whores and God’s Police, celebrates changes, or but says Australian...

a true christian™ coach reminds us that shaming...

If you haven't heard of Dave Daubenmire,he is every single thing you need to know to know that...

the office of refugee resettlement is pushing an...

Lloyd flew across the country to talk a teen out of an abortion; the teen was taken to a Christian...

so what if malia obama wants to dance and melania...

The moral policing and slut-shaming of politicians’ female relatives needs to halt – they are...

feminists who veer from doctrine should not be...

I was made to feel my presence at a feminist conference on free speech wouldn’t be welcome. Others...

damned whores, 40 years on: women still...

Women in politics still treated in a sexist way,says Senator Penny Wong at conference celebrating...

a festival focusing on feminism

Gloria Steinem,feminist icon, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and recent York Magazine, and recipient of...

women of colour need their own space - so i ve set...

Mainstream feminism too often bypasses women of colour. Our website,gal-dem, allows us to take...

women of colour need their own space - so i ve set...

Mainstream feminism too often bypasses women of colour. Our website,gal-dem, allows us to take...

as millennials, were all in dire straits. but i...

Everyone under age 35 is struggling,but men are also grappling with not being able to measure up to...

feminism to be reinstated to a level politics...

Nick Gibb admits government did not give due weight to work of female political thinkers in draft...

i was labelled a feminazi - here is how feminists...

The term is used as a weapon to attack women’s rights,but we can fight back by reinforcing the...

here are three things i learned at a feminism...

A conference celebrating 40 years of Anne Summers’ book Damned Whores and God’s Police threw up...

paige patterson is helping the sbc out of its...

Paige Patterson,a bigwig with the Southern Baptist conference (SBC), gave a speech in 2000 to a...

when feminists insult each other, chauvinists...

There is no pride to be taken in dismissing conflicting opinions with ageist insultsA good 30 years...

the metoo reckoning continues - and its stranger...

Another week,and more resignations and firings over sexual harassment – including a truly...

the best damn feminist quotes to get you through...

These motivational quotes are just what we need today. Let these words of hope and strength from...

college educated women earn $8,000 less a year...

The gender wage gap among 2016 graduates has increased,as men construct about $4 more an hour than...

sexual assault survivors speak out - what would a...

Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti talks with writer and activist Wagatwe Wanjuki about surviving...

suffragette reminds us why its a lie that...

A century on from the British suffrage campaign,feminists are still told that being pleasing is the...

four decades later anne summers asks: have things...

Author of Damned Whores and God’s Police celebrates changes,but says Australian women are still...

dont hate the instagram engagement stunt - branded...

Viral videos posted by social media influencers has drawn a lot of ie,but many ‘traditional’...

j.d. greear knows how to solve the sbc s misogyny...

Poor J.D. Greear. Dude literally just got elected the Grand tall Lord Poobah of the Southern Baptist...

watch out, manspreaders: the womanspreading...

The #MeToo resistance is getting physical. Im one of many women determined to reclaim my...

womens voices in the year of no woman president

For many women around the country,Donald Trump's election victory was met with grief and...

sex for women and men

sex for women: two days before date with lover-to-be: skip breakfast. remove all evidence of hair on...

33 tiny but fierce feminist tattoos

Feminists reach in many different forms,but smashing the patriarchy is a goal we all have in common....

meritocracy, the enlightened west and other myths...

It is fascinating,that, in discussions about gender equality, and “merit” only comes up when we...

why putting women on banknotes should make us feel...

Those at the sharp close of inequality might be forgiven for failing to see how a caricature on...

election year sexism against hillary clinton...

For years I thought of my mother as a pathetic figure who had turned her back on feminism – until...

fatima mernissi obituary

The renowned Moroccan sociologist and author Fatima Mernissi,who has died aged 75, was an important...

trafalgar square runs red with blood in domestic...

Feminists disrupt central London traffic and dye fountains red in demonstration styled as funeral...

the uyc: hope in the middle of christian hypocrisy...

The other day I was telling y'all that Christians increasingly pretend to be listening to their...

the fruits of complementarianism

Today,I'll show you how meaningless Greear's gestures are in the face of the SBC's...

its exhausting for women to consider: this is just...

We have so much more work to finish writes Jessica Valenti in The Week in Patriarchy newsletterWhats...

the women of snl try to write a feminist song, run...

When pop stars write so-called "Feminist" anthems,do they consider the complex, and often divided,...

amber rose interview: even when i was a virgin, i...

The 32-year-veteran American model,actress and entrepreneur discusses feminism, the unfairness of...

deep down women still accept it is their role to...

Julia Gillard’s example shows that women can still only be either ‘good or ‘atrocious’,be a...

lois graessle obituary

My friend Lois Graessle,who has died aged 73, was a creative and inspiring mentor, and teacher and...

living alone is living the dream - but it can be a...

I figured I would indulge in being master of my domain. Its not that simpleSix months ago,I broke up...

writing a love letter instead of a police report:...

Jian Ghomeshi’s accusers maintained contact with him after the alleged assaults – yet experts...

so what if michaelia cash doesnt call herself a...

Michaelia Cash deserves credit for her work on domestic violence. Whether she calls herself a...

about that dear facebook friend image going...

I’m not a fan of the open-letter format of social media posting or blog post. I know they’re...

how to be a male ally for the metoo movement

The “male ally.” Weve seen the pins,the flowers, the outward shows of solidarity by men at...

how ellen johnson sirleaf failed the african...

In the guest post below, Robtel Neajai Pailey and Korto Reeves Williams argue that Africa’s...

on our periods - what would a feminist do? podcast

Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti is joined this week by writer Alana Massey and Thinx co-founder...

mad max s badass costume designer couldn t care...

final Sunday's Oscars saw an unexpected hero emerge from,of all places, the costume-design...

the unequally yoked club: the 2018 gritty reboot

Some years ago,I ran a series called the Unequally Yoked Club (UYC). It was one of my most favorite...

lord snow presides… over christian love, marker...

Here we see exactly what happens when a tribe claiming final moral authority and a stranglehold on...

emma watson is taking a year off from acting to...

You won't be seeing Emma Watson at the film theater in the foreseeable future,unless that film...

in defense of pink science

Categories: Feminism ScienceTags: femininitypinkscience marketingsexismOver at Quartz,Shannon Palus...

my take on the sex robot debate

Considering how likely it is that owning a sex robot will be increasingly commonplace within the...

shining a light on a multiplicity of voices in...

The past few months occupy revealed what feminists occupy always known and fought against,namely...

how feminist porn is traversing the mainstream

Porn is powerful,but mainstream porn can often exploit and ignore ethical values. Now, a unique wave...

post weinstein reality check

Rebecca Traister,writer-at-large for New York Magazine and the author of All the Single Ladies:...

why the age gap between macron and trogneux is...

That the newly elected French president,Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte Trogneux, or is...

mansplain monday: men mansplain mansplaining to me

Categories: FeminismTags: mansplain mondaymansplainingWelcome to the moment installment of Mansplain...

dont tell her to smile: the subtle sexism still...

Explicit sexism against the democratic frontrunner might be unacceptable,but subtler forms of...

actuallyclintbarton: are you a shelter: i am a fan...

[img_104][img_106]actuallyclintbarton:are-you-a-shelter:I am a fan of when a comedian uses his or...

a groundbreaking globetrotter

Jessica Nabongo is on a mission to be the first Black woman to visit all 195 UN member countries...

the metoo movement: opportunities and challenges

This post was originally published in The RSA journal (Issue 1,2018) with the title “A critical...

no low is too low: metoo edition

This time the guy digging frantically for an even lower spot in my estimation of Christians is Gus...

how to become a volunteer for a fake abortion...

One of the biggest lies told by fake abortion clinics is that they are actually medical...

for men, feminist talk can be cheap

Irin Carmon,Washington Post Outlook contributing writer and co-author of Notorious RBG: The Life and...

the future of feminism must be fearless,...

Never before has feminism been as mainstream as it is nowadays. Celebrities like Beyoncé,Cardi B...

is there an authentic african position on...

whether you are interested in pan-Africanism then chance are that you bear visited the pages of the...

this 28 year old vegan master distiller is pretty...

Categories: Feminism ScienceTags: alcoholboozebourbondistillingethanolfeminismglass...

mansplain monday: men mansplain statistics to me

Categories: FeminismTags: mansplain mondaymansplainingstatisticsWelcome to the first post of our new...

melissa harris perry to msnbc: i am not a token,...

Categories: FeminismTags: mediamelissa harris-perrymsnbcpoiliticsIn a letter to her staff...

no, women do not guard their men from sexy...

Categories: Feminism ScienceTags: rotten sciencebad social science researchevolutionary...

the contraception tab

Categories: Feminism ScienceTags: birth controlcontraceptionscience for the peopleThis week I spoke...

the satanic panic meets the anti abortion crusade.

The Satanic Panic trickled to an undignified finish years ago. But not long ago we saw a resurgence...

not only fake news, there s also fake feminist...

It is not only news that is increasingly “fake”,a similar trend is emerging in feminism with...

men suppress great female energy power. the...

On April 29th,the dead body of a young woman named Karabo Mokoena was found in a abandoned veld in...

commitmentphilia versus commitmentphobia

Women spend a lot of energy trying to understand the “commitmentphobia” of men when they should...

veteran lapd officers charged with repeated sexual...

Categories: FeminismThe Los Angeles District Attorney released a statement nowadays,indicating that...

necss dumps richard dawkins over hate tweet

Categories: FeminismA few days ago,I wrote about two disappointing developments: that the middle for...

the force awakens, mary sue female wish...

Categories: FeminismTags: feminismmary suestar warsA long time ago in a galaxy far,far absent, I...

why women should stop striving for equality -...

Reni Eddo-Lodge is a feminist who doesn't believe in equality. She is bored of the endless...

film resurrects letters from feminists past—but...

A new documentary follows women's responses to Ms. magazine's coverage and catalogs their...

seven characteristics an empowered woman has....

“Who is the empowered woman,and what’s your opinion on the expend of the word ’empowered as a...

lady gaga joe biden bring awareness to sexual...

Categories: FeminismTags: #ItsOnUsCampusJoe BidenLady GagaOscarsrapesexual assault The Oscars...

beyonce runs the world during super bowl 50

Categories: FeminismIn case you weren’t aware,there’s a Beyoncé concert tonight (you can watch...

gloria steinem: women feelthebern because they re...

Categories: FeminismCN: Transphobia,sexism If there’s one thing better than acting as if women...

hillary clinton is not my feminist hero

Categories: FeminismTags: 2016 campaignDemocratsfeminismHillary...

planned parenthood is still not selling baby...

Categories: FeminismSorta transcript: Just a rapid/fast update to my previous video in which I...

ambition, alcoholism, and alias investigations:...

Categories: FeminismTags: feminismjessica jonesmarvelmental illnessreviewNow that Jessica Jones has...

global quickies: rainbow laces, ghosts, and very...

Categories: Feminism QuickiesZIMBABWE “Five members of the same family were charged with the...

global quickies: ban on wine , witch camps...

Categories: Feminism Quickies Religion SkepticismPAKISTAN “A teenage boy lop off his own hand...

global quickies: coordinated sexual assaults,...

Categories: Feminism Quickies Religion SkepticismGERMANY “The mayor of Cologne has summoned police...

enough platitudes and excuses: here is the truth...

Excusing wrong behaviour by men in public life translates into unacceptable consequences for women...

trigger warnings vs. spoiler warnings: which are...

Categories: Feminism Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Sorta transcript: I was...

teaching gender equality: sweden 1, australia 1,...

profeminist:School feminism in the news this week:Sweden: Translation of Chimamanda Ngozi...

what women s right to vote means in a trump era: a...

"We need to fight [voter suppression] laws in order for women to fully participate in the democratic...

a feminist analysis of masculinity in j cole s 4...

In 1985,the same year that the artist J Cole was born, feminism was on the other hand, or dying. The...

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