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by 3JPLW 2435 days ago
Did you read the article? She wore the skirt as she defended her thesis. FTA:

> She defended her Ph.D. dissertation in the handcrafted regalia, not in spite, but to show that rejection is a natural part of the process in achieving goals.
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lacampbell 2435 days ago
I did, and I think she doth protest too much.

Again, picture the picture-fedora. What if the dude told you "it's just a natural part of the process of achieving goals" ? Would you think to yourself "wow there's a well rounded individual who handled that well"? Or would you think he was a fucking weirdo?

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3JPLW 2435 days ago
Why do you think your analogy is at all comparable?
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