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Shake What Your Mama Gave You: A Freelancer's Guide

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Given that there is a significant correlation between social equality and sexual freedom, including the freedom to say no, it is no surprise that the continuing global economic crisis has led to retrograde economic advice. For example, from the new chapbook Adapt or Wait Tables by Carol Wolper, there's this tip for making it as a writer, especially in Hollywood:

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For those who can't read the text in the photo, it suggests mascara and generally being sure to look good in order to find "alpha male daddies" to be your mentor.

Now, sometimes this retro stuff can be cute. Crime writer Libby Cudmore is doing a year-long social experiment in listening to pre-Women's Lib advice books, and the results are often funny, at least. But Wolper's advice is more serious. She really means it. Which brings to mind a poll...


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