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The War on Valentine’s Day

  • Writer: Susan Barry
    Susan Barry
  • Jan 7, 2019
  • 1 min read

What’s supposed to be an innocent celebration of love has, to some, turned into a day of dread due to loneliness or pressure to buy the perfect gift. In light of this, Tumblr users have been flocking to a site called Occupy Valentine’s Day.

“Celebrating love and romance is a wonderful thing, but it shouldn’t depend on buying certain products for the perfect experience (hello, romantic industrial complex) or on your gender, sexuality, race, class status or marital status,” the site states.

So we’ll just say this:

Lighten up folks.

 
 
 

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