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As the braces encumbered Missy on Netflix’s raunchy animated series “Big Mouth,” Slate embarked on a sweet, if spitty, relationship with John Mulaney’s character last year, and she’s back for more in the new season (released last week).
“Recording ‘Big Mouth’ makes me feel such tenderness for my teen self,” says the petite comedian and actress, feet tucked up on her couch with the head of her elderly bichon fris, Reggie, in her lap. The Massachusetts native was “a pretty close sister to Missy,” she says. “My diary from being 13 years old is filled with what boys I liked and ‘Why haven’t I hit puberty?’ which was years away. I was a teeny, tiny gal for so long!”
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The actress has been working so consistently since that purchase (shooting the Marvel movie “Venom,” out now, and a lead role in an upcoming Scandinavian drama), she hasn’t had time to really settle in. “I didn’t change anything except the wallpaper,” she says. “And the bathroom. Which looked like what a single man would think a spa looks like. This time, she arrived with a bit more celebrity heft, as host of a splashy 25th anniversary bash for the feminist magazine Bust. Even for a seasoned stand up like Slate (check out her critically acclaimed 2014 film “Obvious Child” for a sampling), this was a daunting gig. Some badass ladies were in that room: Erykah Badu, Eve Ensler, and Phoebe Robinson of “2 Dope Queens.”
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On a deeper level, she’s mulling over notions of identity and feminism, incorporating them into a book she’s writing. “I had been unconsciously discouraged from using the word ‘feminist’ for a large portion of my formative years,” she says. “I was a teenager in the ’90s. And somewhere in the zeitgeist was the word ‘feminazi.’ Now, I’m so focused on pulling out the roots of misogyny from my life. Because I think it’s in all of us. I think it’s canada goose outlet in usa deeply woven in, and you have to be super vigilant about it.”
canada goose uk outlet She, thankfully, doesn’t have any first person horror stories about sexual harassment. But she’s canada goose outlet england been reflecting on everyday sexism and her response to it. “It’s great to get out there and be like, ‘I’m a badass, and I don’t take s t from anyone!’ But that’s not what I’m canada goose outlet toronto location like. I DO take a lot of s t. But then I right those wrongs in a way that works for me.” canada goose uk outlet
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Acting in a comic book movie also syncs up with her mission to right wrongs. playbook. But here is what she’ll share:
“I play a scientist,” she says. It’s not a stereotypical female character, because her role was originally written for a man. “I’m not a romantic interest,” Slate explains, then bursts out laughing. “That sounded like I said that definitively. Like, in the [real] world.”
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Whatever the new act contains, you can bet Slate will incorporate her newly raised consciousness. “Something has recalibrated in me,” she says. “And I’m so f king relieved.”
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