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Collected Item: “2020 can feel like a nonstop spectacle of grief and exhaustion led by a menacing villain.”

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2020 can feel like a nonstop spectacle of grief and exhaustion led by a menacing villain.

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Instagram

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

2020 can feel like a nonstop spectacle of grief and exhaustion led by a menacing villain (think of the bad guy from @disneyaladdin) . One thing that helps me break free from this is taking a moment, putting on my favorite song, and dancing like no is watching. (think of the bad guy from @disneyaladdin) . One thing that helps me break free from this is taking a moment, putting on my favorite song, and dancing like no is watching.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

grief, exhaustion, dance, pride, pride month, LGBTQ, protest, love, community, Social Justice, ASU, HST580

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCWFS3KnpVT/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Drew Arrieta @itsdrw

Give this story a date.

2020-07-07
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