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Hey Lauren.

This sudden rise in popularity from the Slut Walk videos going viral probably gave you a lot of exposure, negative and positive. How do you deal with this? Everybody who puts themselves out there will get critics, but your case is very special since it's already a very polarizing subject by itself. Do you feel more threatened or strenghtened by the "internet community" in general, and how does the ratio of "fans vs haters" make you feel about the relevance of the two standpoints?

Don't say that though. There are gamers who play games without even using any limbs (check League of Legends player "i pla w pencils"). A German Counter-Strike player also made it to the highest national league "EPS" without having a left hand, using a normal keyboard with only his wrist (he's called neOn). Not his mouse hand, still impressive.

Never say never :)

Could you imagine doing a film like The Professional in todays cinema/media environment? How has filmmaking (mentality wise) changed in the last few years?

Let's say you're hitting the town when you feel some appetite, and you decide to get some food somewhere.

But since you're not medicated yet you have to take some before you go eat. So you whip out your MFLB on the street, take a good hit and turn around and walk towards McDonalds.

Is that a realistic scenario for you? Because it would really irritate me (Germany here) to see that happen on the street here.

By the way, why am I getting downvoted?

To that I'd like to add that "Datenschutz" is, at least discursive, a really big concern in Germany and for German citizens. It's as far as I know the only country where many (many!) people, if they are on facebook, name themselves with acronyms of their real names or whatever so they can't be found. It's one of the few countries where google maps isn't allowed to just map out everything for streetview, and where they have to blur the houses of people upon their request - and frequently have to do so. It's not allowed to use dashcams in your car here - based on the "Datenschutzgesetz" and the fact that you could film other people without their consent.

It's weird and interesing that so many German civilist individuals seem to care about being safe with their info and data, but it's only on a conversional level. Nothing really changes behind the scenes, where it really matters.