"I’ve been to many a protest in my day but none that felt so much like a continuous party. The music was undeniably good. The host was Frenchie Davis, who blessed us with her incredible voice and brought some soul to the day, but most of the time DJ Duffey was just going in with the latest hits. It was also just — and how do I say this without insulting anyone or feeding into a stereotype about what feminists are supposed to look like? — an unusually DOPE crowd. As in, not that nerdy. I love nerds and strongly identify as one but Amber brought a level of cool to this event that frankly feminism is in dire need of, and we need to be straight up about that. So yes, there was a twerk contest and a fashion show. There was even a ‘VIP area’ where people were toking up! I was way too intimidated to partake, but I did enjoy the feeling of listening to top 40 music, which can often have problematic elements, and just knowing that folks were jamming out to it in a different way this time around. Plus, when was the last time you sipped complementary rosé at an anti-rape event?"
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