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Topic: authenticity

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks in Dallas on Dec. 19, 2025. (Omar Vega/Getty Images)

Jasmine Crockett and authenticity

Maya Rupert
Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)

How "Squid Game" challenges authenticity

Melanie McFarland
Close-up of a stretched smile (Getty Images/Niels Busch)

No one can tell you're acting fake

Matthew Rozsa
Kirsten Gillibrand; Kamala Harris; Elizabeth Warren; Amy Klobuchar (AP/Getty)

Women and the "authenticity" trap

Amanda Marcotte
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(MSNBC)

Joanna Rothkopf
Lena Dunham, Jennifer Lawrence (AP/Joel Ryan/Reuters/Paul Hackett)

Let's all be a lot less honest

R. Jay Magill Jr.
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