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" It's very insulting when you're in charge and someone is talking down to you. "
Petra Collins
Down
Charge
Talking
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" We live in such an image-heavy world that not seeing yourself in that landscape can really make it tough to feel human, to feel like you are part of the world. "
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" Social media has been such a big important thing for young artists and minorities because it's a community to get noticed. It's having an audience that was never there before. "
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" My mom had been a script supervisor in Hungary, but you can't just jump into that in Canada without knowing any English. She worked retail jobs and raised my sister and me while learning English. "
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" My favorite place to go is Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. If you see it at sunrise and sunset, it's like you're on Mars. "
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" I want people to see themselves in a person. I never want someone to aspire to be someone else. "
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" Everyone has a mirror face that's so different from their natural face. And I think it's interesting, seeing the way people want to be viewed when they're putting themselves together. "
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" Women are inherently told their bodies are objects, so that's how we treat them. "
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" Because I loved dance, I always need to be physical and moving, so photography that is more tactile made more sense. "
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" Occasionally, I'll wear glitter or blue eye shadow. "
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" For me, being in a car listening to music has always been my one spot to think. "
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Always
" I came to New York with no money and just one suitcase. I had my family's emotional support, but they weren't able to help me financially. "
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New York
" Women's emotions are constantly labeled. Any slight deviation from 'pleasantness,' and we are labeled as hysterical. When we are angry, sad, depressed, or manic, we are immediately seen as unfeminine or ugly or weak. "
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" My style motto is pretty classic: you give off a positive energy when you wear what you're most comfortable in. "
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" I'm thin and white and blond, but I'm not an airbrushed, perfect thing. I have stretch marks all over. I have cellulite; I have acne. To me, it feels like you can't really be what you can't see, and so if you don't see those things, then you don't feel like you're valid. "
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" We work to create a new wave of feminism that is more inclusive. I want others to feel equal. It's so great to see women in positions of power, which is why other artists, such as Marilyn Minter, are so inspirational to me. "
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" From the beginning of puberty, I did really badly in school. I was super dyslexic; I was in special ed. I had a hard time reading and writing, so I thought that my self worth was in my looks, how I presented myself, and how other people perceived me. "
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School
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