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chicness, or the social politik of a boring bitch. (opens the original)
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a young woman sits like a wounded bird, perched on the edge of a bed. she holds a microphone the size of a lipstick. she is here to teach me how to speak without moving my face. navy sweater stark against white walls, nails milky like the teeth of an infant, bun austere; i cannot for the life of me imagine this person peeing, or fucking. i listen as she points to glossy proportionate lips you don’t want to over pronounce your words if you’re trying to avoid wrinkling. i feel a mixture of bemusem
muslims on billboards. muslims in coffins. (opens the original)
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a version of this piece was originally published in harper’s bazaar last month. <img alt="Riz Ahmed Bait Bi
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