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LOVEDDD PC IN THIS!
I think her younger character earlier in the movie really resonates with me now, more than it ever did. I remember when I first watched it as a young teen, all I could think was WOW, what a b**tch for not getting married and having a child and could never imagine choosing a career over potential marriage+kids. And now, its so true. My personal and professional development will come before me getting married or thinking about having kids right now.
I still remember that line she said, something a long the lines of: I am not aborting this child because I am unwed, I am aborting it because it isn't what I want right now, I want a career etc etc" Obviously the topic of abortion is very sensitive and was an extreme in this case, but the idea behind it is so relevant these days where women are beginning to put themselves before societal expectations.
I really do think she played a progressive role at a time where it was still considered a "bitch or selfish" move (NOTE: I am NOT refering to the part where she marries an old man for $$ and tries to seduce her now married ex for sex)
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