Nothing any cynic can ever say will convince me that anyone but @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social is my favorite author but that’s beside the point.

This is the point:

Degas was complicit and likely one of the biggest parts of the problem. He had access to these girls around the clock to make their bodies into HIS art while NONE of them ever profited.

I’ll remind you, this was her speech acceptance speech (cut and sped for time limitation): 🧵