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Natasha Lee

When Does Compassion Become Silence? Ariana Grande Forces Us To Confront A Difficult Question

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There are moments when language feels impossibly inadequate. They are rare, but they do exist. When you see someone who appears to be struggling, what do you say? What can you say? And what if saying nothing at all feels just as wrong?

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