Telegenic

I don't like whispers. They are rude. They are disrespectful. They are exclusionary. And I am always excluded.

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It's a lie. When they say it's not easy being beautiful, it's a big fat lie. Being naturally beautiful, like I am, is actually very easy. Anything you put on looks great. You never need makeup. You don't have to blowdry your hair. Sometimes you don't even have to wash it.

Natural beauty is convenient.

And it gets you places. It got me on television. That's what's not easy. TV.

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I am a star. A little one, but still bigger than them. That's why they talk about me. That's why they whisper.

I don't like whispers.