To Jennifer

Amanda Riddell
Oct 19, 2024
1 min read

I said I wanted you to work on Weeded Out ages ago, but obviously I've said no. 1) I don't want fake intimacy rather than a real relationship. 2) I'm not interested in being sexy because it ends up with me being attacked.

3) My script, my songs = my decision. 4) It would've been fair to let me say no.

Even my 'allies' in the theatre world who think they're more woke than me decided to make my attire into a form of slut-shaming.

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