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video. &er useof long dresses shows another exampleof a
traditional representation ofwomen.
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atural lighting from thewindow- the natural !eautyof a female-
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representation of women."he lighting is soft andgentle on her
piano sceneswhen she is presenting atraditional representation.
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o makeup-
natural
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lookof women.
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- %ght song- Rachel Platten
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andvulnera!le.
Music instruments
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and
gentle and fragile.
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ofmusic.
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traditionalrepresentation of women.
costume
