Aggression. Anger. Rudeness. Intolerance. Lack of understanding. Pretty much your average day on X.
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
People who are proud of their ignorance.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗
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Gayle King
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It’s a toss-up between mean and petty.
Disrespect. My dad was a toolmaker and worked in a factory all his life, and he felt looked down on, and it really affected him. And so all my life I’ve loathed disrespect and valued respect.
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Child, loss or damage thereof.
A glass of wine at sunset on Fire Island. / No homework.
A willingness to come uptown.
Cathy Rigby. She was really good in that stage version of Peter Pan. No joke.
Anywhere, during the 2 to 24 hours after a successful joke.
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