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@JillianKeenan

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Writer @nytimes , @slate , @foreignpolicy . Author of SEX WITH SHAKESPEARE (2016) and WALK (forthcoming, HarperCollins/WilliamMorrow).

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Jillian Keenan
2 years
PLEASE NOTE: Jillian left twitter in 2021. This account is now run by @Dan_Stitches and only posts videos from Jillian's YouTube channel: To contact Jillian, please email jillian.keenan @gmail .com
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I will vote for anyone who promises I never have to do this again
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The headline doesn’t mention that this murderer was also a cop.
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Alabama authorities took his gun away after a violent domestic incident. 9 months later they gave it back, and he used it to shoot and kill his wife.
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With all the talk about anti-vaxxers this week, it seems like a good time to revisit this amazing comic. http://t.co/NtCm0yo33K
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Jillian Keenan
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My cat: [has hundreds of dollars worth of elaborate cat toys] Also my cat: [carried this French fry around for two weeks]
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Jillian Keenan
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My cat’s name is Nugget. I call him: -Nugget -Mouss (Wolof for “cat”) -Nugg -Nuggface -Nuggbutt -Nuggloaf -Scrambled Nuggs -Ghost! -Captain Senegal 🇸🇳
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@carlivelocci.com on the other app
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My cat's name is Grunt. I call her: - Grunticles - weird nipple - booger - honey bunches of toast - honeeyyy - babbyyyyy - PONCH @RBryant2012
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This is gross. Let the kids express themselves. 😡
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CNN
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A New Jersey high school is under fire for erasing Trump slogans from its yearbook
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I have the best goddamn readers in the fucking world. I'm so lucky. ❤️
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5 years
Apparently @claires ’ official policy is to pierce holes in a child’s body against her will if that’s what a parent wants
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Fuck the @NRA for their silence.
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philip lewis
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Philando Castile had a permit to legally carry a gun. Philando Castile had a permit to legally carry a gun. Philando Castile had a permi-
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blocked, reported for harassment, flagged as offensive
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Peas and mayonnaise pizza?! Yes please
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We outnumber him.
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Jillian Keenan
6 years
Am I the best writer in the world? Of course not. But do I work my ass off? Nope. But is my heart at least in the right place? Also no.
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I'm going to sleep with tears in my eyes tonight. New Yorkers always, always, always give me hope. ❤
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We outnumber him.
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Jillian Keenan
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When you wear rose-colored glasses, red flags just look like flags.
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Jillian Keenan
6 years
(This meme is way played out, but) SPANKING POSITIONS, RANKED 10. How 9. can 8. you 7. rank 6. something 5. so 4. intimate 3. and 2. personal 1. OTK
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I have never loved England more
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BONUS: After you read #SexWithShakespeare , you can cut up the cover to make a dope mask for your cat!
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A few years ago, I made a deliberate decision to follow people I disagree with -- and today, I'm a better person for it.
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10 years
I wish people cared as much about violence against sex workers in real life as they do about violence against sex workers in video games.
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My dad died just over a year ago, but I wish I could tell him that my life now is great and that is entirely because of him. He gave me a beautiful life. Thank you, Dad. ❤️
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I don't think I'm allowed To kill something Because I am Frightened
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Jillian Keenan
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I’m grateful to @nberlat for saying basic things like ‘human children are human beings’ while other writers continue to disappoint me.
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Jillian Keenan
4 years
This is way too real to share with a social media platform I need to quit ASAP (~delete your account~) but: it took me 641 days to be okay that my husband left me. But today, 1,273 days in, I am truly *glad* he did. If you’re still in the shit, hang in there. ❤️
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Jillian Keenan
10 years
The best thing about Twitter is that all voices are equal here. But the worst thing about Twitter is that all voices are equal here.
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Jillian Keenan
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My smile says “yay” but my eyes say “media accreditation is inherently incompatible with a truly free press” 😂 (Thanks again for the assist, @kmanguward )
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#rapecultureiswhen a woman's story isn't reliable evidence, but a man's story is.
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Nugget kept stealing food, so I bought a plastic bin to put it in. But then Nugget figured out how to open the bin, so I put the bin in a high cupboard. But then Nugget learned to leap six feet in the air and open the cupboard, so I tried to lock it with a hair tie ...
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Robert E. Lee opposed Confederate monuments
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I’m so grateful I didn’t have social media in high school 🙏
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Jillian Keenan
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omg he came back while I was eating Man: what did I tell you? it’s not enough food without rice, is it? I put my fork down, leaned back in my chair, and just LOOKED AT HIM until he left I have never felt more powerful
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Jillian Keenan
6 years
I’m doing a new thing where I just wordlessly stare at men who annoy me Me: chicken, please Man: rice or noodles? Me: neither Man: it won’t be as good without rice Me: (stares) Man: I recommend rice Me: (stares) Man: ... okay ... no rice ...
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I don't normally tweet spanking pics (and I don't normally top!) but this photo @smallestmanatee took of me & @Spankingland is so happy. ❤️
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Jillian Keenan
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I'm not even going to vaguetweet right now: Like six months ago, I wrote the first chapter of my next book. And then I let it sit and forgot about it. I'm finally re-reading it now. AND I FUCKING LOVE IT. (Be happy for me: writers rarely get to like our own work. 🤣)
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Today someone (very politely!) asked me to please put on a mask during our conversation, which would have been fair enough except ... we were on Zoom at the time? 🤨
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There is no power quite like that of a woman who is unafraid of her nudity.
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Jillian Keenan
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Well, after an 18-month legal battle, I’m divorced. It’s not what I wanted, but I accept that this wasn’t in my control: whatever comes next is. Help inspire me by sharing your own stories of post-heartbreak awesomeness! 😍
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Extremely accurate, can confirm
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Jillian Keenan
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Men telling women to look away from their phones is the new men telling women to smile
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Here is how I spent my morning: using a megaphone to heckle members of the public for having their heads buried in their phones. @BBCRadio2 @theJeremyVine
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New followers can ignore this, but longtime followers know I’ve been in pain. Friends: I’m finally better. A lot better. Senegal saved me.❤️
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My dad died a year ago today. I don’t really have much to say about that. But I feel like I want to acknowledge the anniversary. 💔
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Jillian Keenan
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I don’t know about Julie, but I for one keep my brain “inside of a woman’s body.”
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What’s so infuriating about statements like these is that it’s the so-called feminists reducing sex workers to semi-sentient vaginas
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Jillian Keenan
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5. LGBT identities don't just magically appear at age 18. So why would anyone believe that other sexual identities are different?
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Ten years ago, I would have replied with a 1200-word point-by-point rebuttal. God I love not being in my 20s anymore 😆
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Jillian Keenan
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Someday we’re going to talk about the link between police brutality and parental brutality.
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reason
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"I hope your momma lets me beat you."
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Hi hi hi!!!! I turn 35 in 2.5 hours. If you have any advice for being 35, I’d love to hear it!!! 😃
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Jillian Keenan
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. @Dan_Stitches : “Talk to me. What are you doing?” Me: “I’m reading an article about chemical castration.” Dan: “This is why you’re no fun at parties.” 😂😂😂
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Jillian Keenan
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Hey @summerbrennan , remember when you asked how female writers deal with condescending men? I think I just leveled up 😂
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When I found baby Nugg dying on a street in Dakar, I though he had ruined my plans. I had wanted to be free and flexible. But I couldn’t walk away from him. So I changed my plans, brought Nugget back to life, and I’m so glad I did. He brought me back to life, too. 😍 #rescuekitty
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Where do smug men get hydrated? A well, actually. 😂😂😂
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Jillian Keenan
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Deceitful non-monogamy is not the same as ethical non-monogamy. It's the same as cheating. It *is* cheating.
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Jillian Keenan
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I just sent my agent the first draft of the first chapter of my next book. It's only the start of a very long road, but tonight I am blissfully, unbelievably happy. 😍
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Jillian Keenan
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Never Never Never Tell a sexual minority who comes out to you that "it's not that big a deal" Because it IS a big deal Every Single Time
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@Maggie_McNeill @Mammals_Suck Isn't this like condemning people who protested with sit ins for taking up counter space from tip-giving clients? Nonviolent protest is good
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Jillian Keenan
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But here’s the thing: tonight, I told a friend about my feelings and fears. And she was kind to me. And *because of that* I’ve decided to get vaccinated and just deal with the consequences
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Learning to love my natural hair texture thanks to Michael @wedocurls 😍
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DEAR FRIENDS PLEASE LIKE THIS TWEET, HELP A GIRL OUT 😝
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Jillian Keenan
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Someone once told me that whenever a person tells me about his or her job, I should say, no matter what: “Wow, that must be really difficult!” And it WORKS. It’s an amazing social hack. Do you guys have any other infallible phrases to recommend? I’m hungry for more 😂
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Fascinating thread, but I wish it had sources.
@laurasessions10
Pink pussy hat wearer who is ANGRY
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THREAD 1. What happened in Niger.
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How To Convince Me That My Sexual Orientation Is What You Say It Is Rather Than What I Say It Is: A Detailed Guide 1. You can't. /end 😂
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Here’s my response
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Message from my friend: "Isn't this where you get off?" he said. http://t.co/SWx0cJeUi1
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I'm in a cell. It's a ... cellphie ... PLEASE DON'T UNFOLLOW ME 🙈
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Jillian Keenan
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This is terrifying. Any speech can be classified as “hate speech.” My children’s rights advocacy could be called anti-parent “hate speech.”
@nytimes
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A majority of students in every demographic drew a line for hate speech, saying that it does not deserve First Amendment protection.
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Guys we need to talk about this pub cat
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Me: "I don't think I'm an alcoholic. But is there, like, a third space between 'alcoholic' & 'healthy'?" My therapist: "That's all of us."
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Jillian Keenan
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If you're a sex worker, your consent matters. If you're a fetishist, your consent matters. If you're poly, your consent matters. If you're queer, your consent matters. If you're trans, your consent matters. If you're anyone, you consent matters.
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Nugget, faced with the cruel but inevitable decline of his youth, takes a moment of quiet melancholy to observe the bourgeois carnival of late-stage capitalism that is his birthday party
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Jillian Keenan
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Happy Back to the Future Day Eve, ya pervs. Here’s a metalwork-copper alloy plate from the Netherlands, circa 1480. 👍
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Jillian Keenan
3 years
This video has been Patrons-only for almost a year, but I finally feel ready to share it with everyone else. Enjoy!
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When my agent asks me why my book proposal isn’t done yet
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This is the most important thing I've ever written, and my first piece that truly demanded courage. http://t.co/pdZwDUZO1Q
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How It Started - How It’s Going PEETS EDITION 😝🦶
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honestly yes
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Naija Gym
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Two slices of pizza are the equivalent to swallowing 3 spoons of warm oil. Do you feel like eating pizza now?
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Hi everyone! This is @Dan_Stitches , Jillian’s partner. She can’t fully delete her Twitter account for professional reasons, but she won’t be here anymore. If you want to reach her, please email jillian.keenan @gmail .com. Bye!
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I'm about to tell an auditorium full of Texans that spanking children is creepy and sexually problematic. Pray for me, friends. 🙈😂😭
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Jillian Keenan
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Heterosexuality is a modern concept, *not* the inevitable and undisputable way to frame human sexuality.
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I am so proud of my husband David, who worked every day for ten years to finally reach this point: the end of his medical residency. 😍
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12. "Actually," I replied, "I shouldn't let strange men tell me what I should or should not put in my body."
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Just got off the subway at JFK airport with 100s of other people. Not. One. Has. Luggage. #Resist
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Nugget, who a few days ago could not jump onto the bed, has gained the ability to CLIMB UP MY ENTIRE BODY 😂 #NuggLife
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PREACH FYODOR 😂
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Anyone who says “my parents hit me, and I turned out fine!” ... ... didn’t.
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Bought a new ... cheeseboard ... 🧀
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Nuggy and Ohno watching VIDEOS FOR CATS 🤣🤣🤣
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IT ME
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I’m missing my dad again. Death sucks. Cancel death. 😓
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Today the interwebs referred to me as a “hysterical middle-aged woman” in case you wanted to know if it’s fun to be a lady with opinions online 😭😭😭
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Social media is such a gift 🙏
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Jillian Keenan
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Have you ever wondered what @pandorablake , @MissRachel_PS , and @SassyXOLassy ’s favorite implements are? Have you ever wondered what my buddy Alex’s favorite implement is? 🤣 Now you can find out!
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Y’all know I have complicated feelings about my book. But this A D O R A B L E couple just sent me this photo of themselves on a date, and I — 😭😍. If my book helped spark romance in some small way for other people, it was all worth it.
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Jillian Keenan
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Am I being subtweeted? 😂 Probably not, but FWIW: I personally think spanking is unavoidably sexual because it causes physiologically sexual responses (genital blood engorgement, oxytocin surge, etc.)
@Peanut20x21
Peanut
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I can't explain the view of "Spanking is always sexual" other than willful ignorance. Perhaps your knowledge of human behavior ends with Sigmund Freud? In that case, please educate yourself before speaking for a community. Thanks. Sorry not sorry.
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Nugget looks at me the way I look at tacos
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Jillian Keenan
7 years
☺️ (shared with consent)
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Jillian Keenan
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Big news coming soon. I can’t tweet about it yet, but I’m feeling too emotional for total silence so this vaguetweet is all you get. 🙈
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Jillian Keenan
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good morning to everyone except people who say "stop taking photos and enjoy this" as if taking photos isn't a perfectly valid way to express joy
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