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Gay teenager's yearbook quote mocks the gender pay gap perfectly | Gay teenager's yearbook quote mocks the gender pay gap perfectly |
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A gay teenager from California has been hailed a feminist hero after her high school yearbook quote has gone viral. | A gay teenager from California has been hailed a feminist hero after her high school yearbook quote has gone viral. |
Caitlyn Cannon, 18, recently graduated from Oak Hills High School in California and used her yearbook quote as an opportunity to ridicule the absurdity of the gender pay gap. | Caitlyn Cannon, 18, recently graduated from Oak Hills High School in California and used her yearbook quote as an opportunity to ridicule the absurdity of the gender pay gap. |
The quote reads: “I need feminism because I intend on marrying rich and I can’t do that if my wife and I are making .75 cent for every dollar a man makes.” | The quote reads: “I need feminism because I intend on marrying rich and I can’t do that if my wife and I are making .75 cent for every dollar a man makes.” |
Her photo was posted on Twitter on Tuesday by her close friend, Twitter user @casualnosebleed. It has since been retweeted over nine thousand times. | Her photo was posted on Twitter on Tuesday by her close friend, Twitter user @casualnosebleed. It has since been retweeted over nine thousand times. |
Caitlyn told The Huffington Post: “I was tired of seeing the same old quotes from popular books and movies and authors, and I wanted to call attention to a problem that women face.” | Caitlyn told The Huffington Post: “I was tired of seeing the same old quotes from popular books and movies and authors, and I wanted to call attention to a problem that women face.” |
"I've never really been ashamed to say that I am gay, so the LGBT aspect was simply who I am." | "I've never really been ashamed to say that I am gay, so the LGBT aspect was simply who I am." |