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To Tom Sainsbury:

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Nov 14, 2023
  • 1 min read

Where you ever asked to 'explain yourself' after those Snapchats became popular? I mean, you were a wee bit older and more experienced than me, but there's several pros in the film and media industry who have actually met me and my brother, so I'm incredibly insulted by that whole 'explain yourself' crap that I've been getting since the AM ads as a justification for their attempts to steal my screenplay. That's cis white men telling me the trans person that they want to ogle me imo. 👋

 
 
 

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Nov 14, 2023

Here's my answer: it turns out that politicians actually have a better sense of humour than the media elites. 👋 Who was after me: Don and Peter and VUW, not Mr Luxon or even Mr Seymour. They laughed it off, while I literally defended myself against some rich old white guys who are famous for their punk shit, but clearly grew up to become very protective of their mana.

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