I did kind of construct a masculinity out of the best bits … - Abigail Thorn

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I did kind of construct a masculinity out of the best bits of every man that I could find, like the best bits of my brothers and my dad and the best bits of the Bond movies. I tried to do the man of the 21st century thing and, absolutely on it and woke but also compassionate and fun and charming and sexy and all the rest of it and with the muscles and the beard and, I tried to do all of it and it all made me sort of miserable really.

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(born 24April 1993) is a British YouTuber and actress who produces the channel Philosophy Tube.

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Alternative Names: Aby Thorn • Philosophy Tube

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