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I Hope That There Is A Very Confused 14 Year Old Girl Out There Who Hears Me Speak Or Hears Me Sing And Derives Some Sort Of Strength From That I Heard That When I Was 14 That's Exactly What Happened.

I Salute You For Your Courage, And I Applaud Your Perseverance, And I Embrace You For Your Faith In The Face Of Adversarial Forces.

But Once I Acclimated And Really Used Fame For What It Was Offering Me As A Tool To Serve My Life Purpose Of Inspiring And Contributing, Then It Started To Get Fun Again.

I Think When Someone Blindly Projects And It's Showing Up In The Form Of Envy Or Hate - And I Actually Think They're Synonymous - That's When I Feel The Most Afraid And Disconnected And Vulnerable. Like Whenever I Don't Feel Safe In My Own Hands, In Terms Of My Not Being Tender Or Merciful With Myself, Or When We're Treating Each Other That Way.

Ageism Works In Both Directions. As A Teenager In The Public Eye, People Would Talk Condescendingly To Me. When You Get Older There's This Feeling That You Have To Start Carving Up Your Face And Body. Right Now I'm In The Middle Ground - I Think Women In Their Thirties Are Taken Seriously.