Photos of readers

April 19, 2020 • 2:30 pm

Responding to my call for more diversity in the photos of readers (we’re not all old white males!), reader Debra Coplan sent in a photo of herself with her doppelgänger.  Her caption is indented:

You asked for pictures from women, so here goes. This is a picture of a photograph, all I have.

It is from about 5 years ago, at an ACLU event. I had the opportunity to meet Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Women’s reproductive rights and voter suppression are very big issues for me.)
We are about the same height and, at first impression, people thought we looked alike. My brother-in-law insists that if Trump is reelected and something happens to her, I should get in a black robe with a lace collar and people will be none the wiser.

17 thoughts on “Photos of readers

      1. Very true. I am pretty tall and people’s spirits fall when they see me sit in front of them. However, I slouch when I watch opera so it’s all good.

  1. Nice! “Get in a black robe with a lace collar and people will be none the wiser.”
    Go for it, we would be far (infinitely!) better off than with anyone tRump would pick.

    1. If Ruth is reported I’ll and then makes a miraculous recovery, your secret will be safe with me!

      1. Ruthie’s gonna make it alright; don’t you worry.

        Like Tennyson’s Sir Galahad, her strength is as the strength of ten, because her heart is pure.

  2. … if Trump is reelected and something happens to her, I should get in a black robe with a lace collar and people will be none the wiser.

    Your secret will be safe with me.

    We should be so lucky as to see the likes of RBG again.

  3. Love this!

    El dom., 19 abr. 2020 a las 14:31, Why Evolution Is True () escribió:

    > whyevolutionistrue posted: “Responding to my call for more diversity in > the photos of readers (we’re not all old white males!), reader Debra Coplan > sent in a photo of herself with her doppelgänger. Her caption is indented: > You asked for pictures from women, so here goes. This is a” >

  4. Can’t think of a better “rock star” to be photographed with. And yes, your likeness is a bit uncanny…

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