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Here's what a clown learned about male violence by face-painting kids at a picnic

Sanduhruh is a clown who wrote a twitter thread about her experience painting faces at a picnic. When little boys wanted butterflies painted on their faces, the parents objected. When girls wanted skulls and sharks “the parents shrug and laugh like ‘haha she’s a kooky kid!”‘ Because maleness and masculinity isn’t a sin.”

Here’s an excerpt:

The whole thread is worth reading. Start here:

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