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to better serve the fat mer community. My vehicle to talk to your followers about race.
t o b e t t e r s e r v e t h e fa t m e r c o m m u n i t y . M y v e h i c l e t o t a l k t o y o u r f o l l o w e r s a b o u t r a c e .
hope is to continue to grow the Society of I believe we should use our platforms to
h o p e i s t o c o n t i n u e t o g r o w t h e S o c i e t y o f I b e l i e v e w e s h o u l d u s e o u r p l a t f o r m s t o
Fat Mermaids platform, so that we’re able effect positive change on the world. The
F a t M e r m a i d s p l a t f o r m , s o t h a t w e ’ r e a b l e e f fe c t p o s i t i v e c h a n g e o n t h e w o r l d . T h e
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way for the mer community to talk about I love mermaiding, we have such an
race. I know it can be stressful to talk awesome community. I hope to sea you
r a c e . I k n o w i t c a n b e s t r e s s f u l t o t a l k a w e s o m e c o m m u n i t y . I h o p e t o s e a y o u
about, but everyone has to step up and around online or at a meetup.
a b o u t , b u t e v e r y o n e h a s t o s t e p u p a n d a r o u n d o n l i n e o r a t a m e e t u p .
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@mermaidchemonique
Mermaid Chè Monique FB: mermaidchemonique
Mermaid Chè Monique is dedicated to helping people find
magical moments everyday. Follow her social media feeds for
videos on self care as well as videos of Ché underwater.
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