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Sep 18Liked by Reda Rountree (she/her)

Connick is the son of the former District Attorney of New Orleans, so he learned creepy...

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I didn’t know that! Thanks for reading and commenting.

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I read a quote somewhere that was something along the lines of, “Men are afraid women are going to say something mean about them. Women are afraid that a man is going to kill them.” Somehow this social commentary seems to fit the last girl scenario.

My favorite (sort of) version of this is the movie Cabin In The Woods. Another more funny take on the whole thing.

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That quote definitely fits this article!

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Sep 18Liked by Reda Rountree (she/her)

The movie Damsel doesn't exactly fit this category, or maybe it doesn't fit it at all, but reading this really made me think of Damsel. I enjoyed it a lot. Through many generations hundreds of young princesses have been sacrificed to a vengeful dragon. Finally our heroine breaks the cycle. This Damsel was in serious trouble, distress even, but no knight saved her. She did make use of a knight's empty suit of armor though.

SPOILERS: I'd have loved it even more if she'd found other survivors hidden in the dragon's cavernous lair and they used the knowledge they'd gained through their years in hiding to finally all escape together. Then we could have many sequels as the princesses return to their homes and extract their own vengeance on those who sold them out

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I’ll watch it! Thanks for reading and commenting!

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Someday I would like to wear make up like Florence and the Machine.

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And I loved this post Reda!!!

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19 hrs agoLiked by Reda Rountree (she/her)

Probably random but very relevant? We have six chickens named after The Final Girls. Called “The Final Chicks” get it? Well, we actually had 8 but we had to leave two behind in the move when one of them got sick. Reading your post left me compelled to share that lol.

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That is so great, I love that! I need to see photos of these chickens!

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