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IronLionZion

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2. It's pretty rough to be one who breaks barriers

Reply to lindysalsagal (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 22, 2017, 04:25 PM

Jul 2017

and go where some assholes don't want you to go.

She probably knows what she was getting into and prepared mentally for years for this opportunity.

They opened it to women 18 months ago but no one applied to join until now.

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Wow. They're going to do everything they can to stop her and make lindysalsagal Jul 2017 #1

It's pretty rough to be one who breaks barriers IronLionZion Jul 2017 #2

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