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Getting Failure Out of the Way Early (with Natalie Morales)

Funny Cuz It's True with Elyse Myers

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The Pressure to Present Yourself in a Way That Represented Your Culture

"It's a mistake to think that anybody, any one person represents an entire like, like I don't represent all of queerness or all of women," she says. "I knew that people like me would be like, oh my God, I've never seen anyone talk about this on TV." Her name being Abby was like, in Spanish that would be like Avi Gaill, which some people have that name, but it's not common. There's an episode down the line where someone from the bar finds her mail. And so it has her real name on it, which she has kept hidden from everybody.

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