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“You’re a reasonably intelligent girl,” by a teacher, and it drove me crazy and made me want to get into Oxford.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
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What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?Originally asked
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I can’t disclose that because it’s not suitable for public airing, but it was truly awful; they’ve since said worse.
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