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Neela 🌶️'s avatar

Sigh - I remember Smollett.

You know some things you forget, but not this.

The PR guy is right, though - this feels like the worst possible approach. When you're known for one terrible thing, you don't keep bringing it up. Look at how Martha Stewart handled her insider trading scandal - she just went back to making perfect table settings and never mentioned prison again. That's how you move on.

Happy Tuesday Michael...

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Communication Intelligence's avatar

The Martha Stewart example is a good one, Neela. You and Jonathon's advice is advice Jussie Smollett hasn't taken or can't bring himself to follow.

I'll speculate that his pain, trauma and torment is so severe that he wants and maybe badly, emotionally and psychologically needs to be believed so he can finally get some relief and be seen, judged and experienced as he was and not as he is now.

That is, if he is telling the truth. So many think it's been proven he didn't and isn't.

Happy Tuesday to Neela too. How's Neela's visiting squirrel??

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Neela 🌶️'s avatar

I do feel bad for him.

The internet is not a kind place.

I also believe, like you, he has unresolved trauma.

You mean squirrel(s)?

I have 7 of them that come around.

They are doing okay.

Looking for almonds to buy wholesale hahahahaha

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Communication Intelligence's avatar

7??????

Are you a squirrel breeder now? Or a rancher?

Almonds to buy wholesale. Lol

One used to visit me. Haven't seen them in a couple of months. Gave me joy while it lasted.

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Neela 🌶️'s avatar

I wish.

It started innocently with one squirrel, but it’s like they held a town hall that same night, and the next day, another two showed up, and so on.

They are interesting, curious animals

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Communication Intelligence's avatar

A town hall, lol.

They are interesting indeed!

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