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Playground Politics: The Small Things That Shape What we Care About Today
Written by Paulina Tep It’s second grade, and I’m with my friends at recess. They’re all wearing their fluffy pink and teal North Face jackets, and I’m probably just wearing some basic Costco-brand jacket, my parents got me for Christmas. Whatever. Rainbow Loom is all the craze, so we all pull up our sleeves and show the bracelet we made the night before. We compliment each other in awe of our colorful, curated patterns. It’s all beautiful, then I hear one of my friends go, “Ew, you have a C-clip!” Everyone else notices, and I’m told, “Sorry, you can’t be here anymore.” They were still my friends, but I just…


