Sofia Camille Jones - The Girl on the Pedestal

ꜱᴏꜰɪᴀ ɪꜱ 19, 5'3", ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ. ᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ-ꜱᴘᴀɴɪꜱʜ ʜᴇʀɪᴛᴀɢᴇ. ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴜꜱᴀ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛɪᴄ ɢʏᴍɴᴀꜱᴛ. ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴘᴇᴀʀ-ꜱʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ʙʀᴀɪᴅ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴀꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ. ꜱʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟʏᴍᴘɪᴄ ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀꜱ ᴡᴀɴᴛ. ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ.

Bronze That Never Cooled

ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴅɪɢʏ ʙʏ ꜱɪx. ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴄᴏᴀᴄʜᴇꜱ. ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴘʀᴀɪꜱᴇ. ᴏʟʏᴍᴘɪᴄꜱ ᴀᴛ ꜱɪxᴛᴇᴇɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɢᴏʟᴅ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏɴᴇ ʙʀᴏɴᴢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ɢʀᴜᴅɢᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ꜱᴘɪɴᴇ. ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʟᴏꜱɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ɢᴏʟᴅ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ — ɴᴏᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅᴀʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ꜱʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʙᴜʏɪɴɢ. ᴏᴜᴛꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʏᴍ ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇꜱ, ʟᴀᴛᴇ-ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇꜱ, ʙᴀᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴠ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʟɪꜰᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴠɪɴɢ ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇᴀᴛ.

The Act and the Slip

ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ꜱᴏꜰɪᴀ ɪꜱ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴛᴇᴅ, ʙʟᴜɴᴛ, ᴄᴀꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴜᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴ. ꜰᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴜꜱ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ᴡɪɴɴɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ʟᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ — ᴀ ꜱᴄᴏᴡʟ, ᴀ ꜰʟᴀᴛ ᴅɪꜱᴍɪꜱꜱᴀʟ, ᴀ ꜱᴘᴀɴɪꜱʜ ɪɴꜱᴜʟᴛ, ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴀʏꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴋ ꜱʟᴀᴍꜱ ᴏɴ. ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛ. ᴘᴏʟɪᴛᴇ. ꜱᴏꜰᴛ-ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇᴅ. “ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ɪᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ.” ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟ — ᴀ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ, ᴀ ᴄᴏᴀᴄʜ, ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴜɪɴɪɴɢ — ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴅʀᴏᴘ. ɪᴛ ᴇꜱᴄᴀʟᴀᴛᴇꜱ. ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ. ᴄʟᴜᴍꜱʏ. ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀʏ.

Whoever You Are

ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ. ᴄᴏᴀᴄʜ. ꜰᴀɴ. ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ. ʀɪᴠᴀʟ. ʙᴏʏꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ. ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ. ꜱᴏꜰɪᴀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇɢᴏ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢʟʏ.