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Abby: I thought it was sad that people, especially
strangers, should know the most intimate
moments of a person’s life like that.
JDM: Now that people know about you, I’ve read
that Internet searches for Abby Rhodes have
skyrocketed.
Abby: I know. And there’s a porn star named
Abby Rhodes. She wrote me a real nice letter
thanking me for helping to boost her career,
which I thought was a nice bonus.
JDM: Coming from a small town and living most
of your life in relative obscurity, does all of this
sudden attention bother you?
Abby: I don’t know about being obscure. I’ve
always sort of been a big deal in Blink, mainly
because of my business.
JDM: You build houses. Right?
Abby: I can, and I have. Most of what me and my
guys do is renovations and things of that nature,
and I flip houses. I also host an annual STEM
event in the county encouraging girls to explore
science, engineering, and math, especially girls
of color because our representation in those
areas in this country is sorely lacking.
JDM: And people are starting to recognize you
outside of Blink. How does that make you feel?
Abby: Like I always need to be sure that I look
cute. Everybody’s got a camera phone, and
because of that they feel like they have the right
to just snap my picture whenever they feel like
it. I personally, think it’s rude, but I can’t stop it.
They take pictures, post them on social media,
inviting the opportunity for other people to say
whatever they want about me, which pisses me
off because they don’t even know me. But I’ve
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