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Grady Hendrix reimagines the horror movie sequel in 'Final Girl Support Group'

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The Final Girls

Grady hendrix is the author of the final girl support book. She talks about how this trope, so to speak, has evolved over time. The final girls that i love are the ones from the seventies and the eighties who were just people. They weren't particularly smart or strong or anything. But they survived not because they had some exceptional quality,. Some ability to kick butt. This summer, school colors at npr takes you to the front lines of that struggle. We'll explore how one district in the most diverse place in the world confronts a diversity plan that opens up new and old wounds.

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