September 2010
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“Mehran’s sisters put on black dresses and head scarves, tied tightly over their ponytails. For Mehran, it’s green pants, a white shirt and a necktie, then a pat from her mother over her spiky, short black hair. After that, her daughter is out the door — as an Afghan boy.”
Where Boys Are Prized, Girls Live The Part, NYTimes
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“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that...”
– Emily Post. cf. “It’s not where you take things from — it’s where you take them to.” —Jean-Luc Godard via Jim Jarmusch, Golden Rules of Filming See also: Tim Gunn’s Golden Rules and related, his 5 Ways to Make It in Fashion (e.g., be polite)
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