Meg fails the template of middle school popularity. Her wardrobe isn’t perfect. She’s stubborn and gets bad grades. Her father has been missing for years and her classmates mock her optimism for his eventual return. Meg has a lot to be mad about, and she is. This anger, though, seems less reactionary than existential; under Ava’s governance, the context of Meg’s rage is reframed. Unable to perform social pleasantness, Meg becomes the angry, unsatisfied Black girl hero who eventually learns to command space, time, and her own destiny. And just as Mrs. Whatsit reminds her, it is precisely her flaws — the traits which make Meg so self-deprecating — that will ultimately help her save the day. “Maybe I don’t like being different,” she says in one especially poignant moment. “But I don’t want to be like everybody else, either.” being imposed on us to address the island’s ongoing fiscal crisis, but that could hurt vulnerable communities. As I see worse, but they could also harm low-income communities and communities of color who alreadysuffer a disproportionate risk She continued, urging her fans to know that things on TV aren't what they seem. "I just wanna focus on helping the world rn and I hate this drama," Tana tweeted. "I’m literally sick at the way I look in the public eye rn. Hoping this life/health/mental health update clarifies some sh*t and lets you in on where I’m at now/the truth behind that time of my life, but I can’t help but feel like I now need to film another even more in depth one. I got through the lowest 6 months of my life and managed to live. Managed to climb up from rock bottom. Learned that the only person who can save me is me & I can’t be anything for anyone until I love myself."