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by PrettyPirate on February 23rd, 2007

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Do you think that American women today, in general, suffer from "The Princess Syndrome"? I hear men complain about this quite a lot, and I'd love to hear what you think (Male or Female).

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  • by meowry on February 3rd, 2009

    meowry

    Common stereotype perpetuated by the media. Far from the truth. Many American women today suffer from "The Super-Woman Syndrome". I can't compete with that. But, maybe it's common in some areas. Most of us are trying to get by, the best we can. Besides, more than half of us are too poor to be spoiling ourselves so frequently.

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  • by DwarfClown on February 3rd, 2009

    DwarfClown

    As an American woman, I find this question to be a little offensive. I have never heard of the princess syndrome, and in my case, it's far from the truth. Never have I felt entitled to anything. I guess coming from a large Puerto Rican family (all born in the USA), I got what I got--no complaints.

    I pay my own way; I don't depend on anyone else to buy me things. I am grateful if anyone does give me anything, but I don't feel I am owed anything.

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  • by Tirador on February 3rd, 2009

    Tirador

    Hello.

    I can't really generalize. I see a lot of it in the bigger cities, but where I come from women:

    Go to mud runs in bikinis
    Go to the sale barn
    Go to the grocery store with no makeup
    Play softball
    Shoot guns
    Work jobs
    Get drunk and ride the mechanical bull with no shirt on. ( a personal favorite)

    Afterwards, they can don makeup, an evening gown and take you to the ball.

    You gotta like someone in jewelled high heels that can show you society, and then throw you down on the barn floor and rough f*(K you to tears.

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  • by killdrphil - reasonable for a madman on February 3rd, 2009

    killdrphil - reasonable for a madman

    Yeah. It's pretty funny. I don't usually get along with women like that and I've been known to mercilessly tease them. Knock them down a peg or two. Or three. Or four. I like a woman who is a Princess but doesn't realize that she is.

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  • by Thinker Man on November 21st, 2007

    Thinker Man

    Around the world, American women tend to be thought of as "spoiled". Not all, of course, but it's a commonly heard stereotype. A subtype of this is the infamous "princess".

    Well, here is my brazen, politically incorrect, but I think, fair and honest essay on "princesses." It is only slightly tongue-in-cheek. Ha! Well, if I am way out on any points, please let me know.

    It's clear to me that many more women than men do not accept their faults (denial) when these are pointed out to them. I believe this is due in part to the general acculturation of women in this society as "princesses" -- effectively placed on social pedestals. And, it's even worse for very attractive women. "Doc Love" (an anonymity web handle) in "http://www.askmen.com" points out that "'10s' are twice as much maintenance as '8s'". In my own experience I have seen this over and over as true. One attractive woman bluntly told me that she was high maintenance. She almost added, .....“and proud of it."

    Men will more readily be honest, own up to, and accept their limitations and/or faults. There are exceptions, of course, but they are not the general rule.

    An operational definition of a "princess" includes the following:

    1. They don't have to apologize or admit when they are in the wrong. They have difficulty understanding the concept of "personal responsibility."

    2. They feel they don't have to ask permission for anything. They have a poor sense of respectful boundaries and "stepping on other people's toes."

    3. Their timetable and agenda takes precedence over others' schedules. In group situations, allowances of various kinds have to be made for them. For example, a group of friends' get-together time/date has to be changed to accommodate them, even though everyone else can make the original or customary time and date.

    4. They expect (and truly believe they deserve) "high maintenance" (unusual purchases, extravagant gifts, fancy restaurants, great vacation trips, anything expensive, etc.) from any man that they allow regular sex with, i.e., husbands, boy friends, lovers. Sharing some expenses and going "Dutch" are insulting, abhorrent concepts. You are in the wrong for even mentioning it. They will extract a high price from any love-struck schmuck who is willing to "worship at her feet."

    5. Princesses usually are the more attractive women. However, some plain, average-looking women will also exhibit this behavior, if they are clever and crafty, and think they can get away with it. They usually fail with men who have more awareness of this power struggle and game.

    Having said the above, very unfortunately many affluent men accept this pathetic situation and deserve to shoulder some blame. They want an attractive, sexy woman in their lives and are willing to pay for it. This does not diminish the supply of "princesses." The current economic malaise does not help either. Hence, there are common expressions like "trophy wife," "bartered love," "golddigger" and “marriage of convenience.”

    6. Princesses don't do "favors" (unless there is something in it for them.)

    There are some quality women who will not stoop to this deplorable behavior (these are also called “married” and otherwise “unavailable” women.) However, there are so many of the "princess" kind that one can not help but frequently observe this in everyday life. I think this is a huge social problem for the decent, honest, working men out there (the majority) -- especially the ones who get enmeshed with one of these in a marriage with children, and then later get devastated by the male hostile divorce courts.

    The typical feminist response is to defend women and blame men. There's some truth to this. But, I think if one is going to "blame" anyone, then our psycho-sociology and Anglo culture need to be blamed.

    Interestingly, at one time in history (over 50 years ago) being a "princess" was a valid thing. Men made the big money and had the "real" careers. Dying in childbirth was a real threat to women. Effective birth control did not exist. Legal rights were limited for women. They couldn't vote. Women stayed home and took care of the home and kiddies. Society looked down on women with careers. If a woman did have a career or job, she made a lot less money than the men in those same jobs.

    The last historical media expression of this was the Cleaver family in the 1950s TV series "Leave It to Beaver." June Cleaver went to the beauty parlor and played Bridge once a week with other housewife women friends. Otherwise, she kept up the home, intervened in her sons' lives as needed, and Ward was respected as the head of the family by both sons and wife. His decisions were final.

    World War II was the beginning of the end for these kinds of sex-role separations and discriminatory cultural values. There was such a great shortage of male labor that women worked on the Home front in many tough jobs that only men had before, i.e. "Rosy the Riveter." Your parents and mine were the last generation of all that. Being a "princess" was valid at one time -- no question about it. A good man took care of his "princess." She usually deserved it -- back then.

    It's just that today, in 2007, being a "princess" is no longer valid. "Princesses" still want to be treated like their mothers or grandmothers were treated. Women today don't live anything like their grandmothers. The world is much better for them in every conceivable way. In many ways, it's worse for men. Women have risen up; the average man has been lowered. Sorry, ladies -- wealthy white males like Bill Gates, Clinton, Donald Trump and famous rich movie stars, like Kevin Costner and Brad Pitt, who get all the goodies and trophy wives are the exceedingly rare exceptions to the rule.

    A good book on this subject is Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man, By Susan Faludi, William Morrow and Company, 1999, 662 pages. It has a good insightful review of events since WWII. Here is an excerpt from a review:

    "What's ailing men? In her fat new investigation of male malaise, feminist Susan Faludi finds the culprit in the culture."

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  • by Anonymous on February 23rd, 2007

    Anonymous

    It's rare, but it still exists today, especially if the woman does not work. this is from a man's perspective.

    I honestly believe that most women had rather stay at home and raise their children. this is the Leave It To Beaver syndrome of the 50's. its a different world today, but most women tell me that they had rather raise their children, than work.

    Of course, a great big word L O V E, is the glue that holds everything together in a family.

    When a man truly loves a woman, his wife, he tends to place her on a pedestial. especially, if his wife is attractive and good-natured at heart. its like bagging the best trophy and wanting to display her to the world.

    I also believe this hold true for men, from the woman's viewpoint. if her husband is devoted, faithful, attractive and has a good heart, these are the right ingredients for both partners to be on a pedestial.

    Bottom line is this, if you marry a princess, treat her as a princess.

    If you marry a king, treat him as a king.

    After 41 years of wonderful marriage, i think my wife and i know just where we stand with each other.

    All we need is a castle.

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  • by firecracr on February 23rd, 2007

    firecracr

    When I posted my answer it did not post. Yes, I think there are those who think the world should serve them...."men are here to serve me...." That is very sad considering we ALL need love and nurturing. It needs to be balanced between both...catering to one another! Men need to feel special too! LOVE EACH! Make a point to try to do something special for your man or woman daily and they need to recipercate. Just my opinion...have a swell day all and go out and do something nice for your partner!

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  • by The Wraith of God is Coming on February 3rd, 2009

    The Wraith of God is Coming

    If I could buy them for what they were worth and sell them for what they thought they were worth I'd be rich. This short greed and failed out look of the modern woman fails her and anyone near her. They are not married and the Government and the unlucky father pays meanwhile they are using drugs and are even sold into prositution. It's a bi-product of liberal education high esteem but no education.
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    You asked I answered. +5

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  • by Penny The Wise on February 23rd, 2007

    Penny The Wise

    Hmmm. I do hear it alot, but I almost feel like it is either less than it may have been previously, or just the same as in previous years. Women nowdays are more self sufficient and don't require being treated like a princess, but it used to be how most women wanted to be treated. Women were brought up to believe that they needed a man to get what they wanted and therefore needed/wanted to be lavished with gifts and taken out, etc. Though, I would say there seems to be more of a sense of entitlement, which may be considered "Princess Syndrome".

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  • by sexykins20 on February 3rd, 2009

    sexykins20

    not just america there girls in lreland fake tan ,nails done,hair done, expensive dressess,shoes, facials, and acting like twats uses wealthy guys for muoney to go shopping or clubbing vultures i call them

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  • by Superior on February 3rd, 2009

    Superior

    No. Women should be put on a pedestal by their boyfriends/husbands. If a woman likes to spend money on her hair and nails men should appreciate their partner. End of story... Men are attracted more to woman who are high maintenance. If a woman doesnt look and dress like a lady, then they complain.

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  • by Miss wants to know on February 3rd, 2009

    Miss wants to know

    Don't think it's just American women that should be accused of it.
    I find myself, and for most of my life have preferred (with some exceptions) male friends. This is because so many of the girls i know sacrifice playful fun for immaculate hair/nails. I.e. hate camping, water fights, wrestling (ok maybe I'm part tomboy too, but I still love getting dressed up). But more importantly they get stroppy at the slightest thing.

    But for me the following traits highly annoy me would probably be traits of a princess :

    - Gets stroppy if doesn't get their own way. Have to admit this is best viewed when trying to stomp off but totting away in stilletos.

    - Wont try to do things for themselves if there's a man about who will- either that or they'll sit in the dark waiting for someone they've just called to come round to change a lightbulb

    - Will probably get their nails regularly manicured so that they have the excuse not to do things incase they break a nail. And I'm pretty sure if she's spending his money on getting them done he ont want that either- or the whining

    - Often feels like a victim, mainly because other folk might not succumb to their ideals i.e. the bar tender might not give her a free drink because she doesn't want to break a 20.

    -I could go on, but my advice to any "princesses" out there would be learn to laugh at yourself. I do and I'm certainly not short for offers!

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  • by meggaroo on March 27th, 2007

    meggaroo

    I don't think anyone here can really answer that well enough, simply because it would differ depending on the area the person lived in. And one can't rely on media; that is often stilted, showing only a certain view of the world.

    It also has a lot to do with the type of people you hang about, and your opinion on women in general.

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  • by Eagle2 on March 27th, 2007

    Eagle2

    Well the girls that suit this categorie at my school are known as - Tarts, Bitches and Whores - Pease dont be offended but you must know that this is alot of lads opinions at school not just mine.

    In my opinion though i think they must be desperate if they have to do that - most girls i know though are happy, down to earth and dont giv a shit about what people think - well only if some arse will say there fat and they they start to get upset - which is the wrong thing to say anyways!!

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  • by Junk Yard Dog on March 25th, 2007

    Junk Yard Dog

    Most do.

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  • by Valparaiso on February 23rd, 2007

    Valparaiso

    Yes but I think a lot of men have a similar problem

    I deserve a new car
    I deserve a $300,000 house
    I deserve a boat

    http://www.daveramsey.com

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  • by unknown on February 23rd, 2007

    unknown

    I think it's more like, "If I'm happy, everyone must be happy." I think all Americans tend to be self-centered. It's as though we don't even realize there is a world outside of our own. I think everyone should be made to travel the world when they are about 18 years old just to see what other people have and what they are like. I think that would make us appreciate what we have and give us incentive to change what needs to be changed.

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  • by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on October 15th, 2009

    Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE!

    No! But I DO think, by in large, women ARE whiners!

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  • by Occams Electric Razor on February 3rd, 2009

    Occams Electric Razor

    people are people and haven't changed that much over hte years. There will always be princesses, and other stereotypes in society. Are there women like this that people consider to have princess syndrome? yes, I have dated a couple in my time, worked with a few, they do exist...but not all women are that way and I wouldn't guess there are any more today than in the past the world over...maybe there might be a few more in countries where people have more money and priviledge. That's usually what makes a princess, someone who has always had money, never had to have any responsibility and their parents raised them to believe the world revolved around them and then they go out into the world beleieveing this to be true and think everyone else will think as their parents do.

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  • by Lapis_lazuli07 on February 3rd, 2009

    Lapis_lazuli07

    Our society creates princesses. Impossible standards of beauty are placed on women. If men had to wax their legs, genitals, eyebrows, armpits, wear high heels, bras, and be judged so maliciously on their appearance, maybe they would understand. And after all of that preening to look good for a man they feel they have the right to call you a whore for expecting them to pay for a meal. I'm sorry but the burdens placed on men and women are not the same. I am a woman, I take care of myself, my home, I love my husband, and I feel entitled to the respect I deserve as a woman. That doesn't make me a princess. I work and I go to school full-time. Don't get me wrong, princesses exist, but there are princes too. Perhaps if our princes could slay the fire-breathing monster of the media, princesses wouldn't be so grouchy. If men took a stand against double standards and expectations that are unfair, who knows what could happen. Remember, it's not just sexy young college girls that are held to that standard of beauty, it's our mothers, daughters, sisters, and grandmothers. Nobody wants to see little girls starving themselves to be thin so boys will like them. Maybe they have a right to be a little upset that their date can eat a steak and not be a pariah for enjoying their life and the ability to eat what they want. But heaven forbid they expect a man to pay for a meal, because then they really are a whore. I'm all for personal responsibility and being accountable for your own actions, but the standards aren't exactly the same.

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  • by 40ishVoiceofReason on February 3rd, 2009

    40ishVoiceofReason

    It takes a strong & financially secure man to keep a princess happy. So I tend to wonder if the MEN got weaker.

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  • by nevets - badgicide on February 23rd, 2007

    nevets - badgicide

    I had never heard of "the princess syndrome".

    Here is a link for sheltered people like me:
    http://www.pkmeco.com/princess.htm

    "There is still an attitude - a very princess attitude - among some girls and young women, that marrying well, especially financially, is desirable, so they can easily live the life of a princess. But there's an obvious conflict between this dream and contemporary female aspirations. The princess has a fundamentally passive role: she is waiting to be picked. Sleeping Beauty is probably the extreme example - to become the princess who lives happily ever after with her prince, she does nothing."

    I think there might be something in the underlay of society... and I have seen something which I think counts as "the princess syndrome" on a few rare occasions... but I don't think it is a big problem.

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  • by Mrs.mezzo is a Wagnerian soprano on February 23rd, 2007

    Mrs.mezzo is a Wagnerian soprano

    I personally do NOT! But all you have to do is watch a little TV to see that the concept is being pushed hard by the media. In general I would agree that its widespread these days.

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  • by DavidHume on February 23rd, 2007

    DavidHume

    It's so hard to generalise about 3 billion women that I wouldn't like to say. I can certainly think of some who conform to this, but would hate to extend that to a whole gender.

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  • by anonymous on February 23rd, 2007

    anonymous

    Princess Syndrome? May I ask what it is before I answer?

    Edit: I actually know a lot of women like that. But I refuse to paint the majority with the same brush. There are many aspiring Paris Hilton styles out there, but I think most girls are down to earth and expect nothing more than they deserve

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  • by Frederik on June 1st, 2009

    Frederik

    Here in Europe I think most women and girls have a real princess syndrome.
    In regard of sex it is almost fashion that girls get pampered by oral pleasure by their boyfriends and the girls make their boyfriends serve rather like a servant.
    The girls don't need to give much in a relationship but they can be extremely demanding.

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  • by AIRBALL on June 1st, 2011

    AIRBALL

    no onoy a sexist would say that

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  • by John_S1782 on January 10th, 2011

    John_S1782

    "American Women Suck" Google it. Or visit my new FB group "American Women Suck!". I write two blogs on the subject, and first used the term "Princess syndrome" about 2 years ago. Yes, sad to say. American women are horrible, and monumental amounts are being written about them now. It's no wonder the foreign bride services went through the roof n the last ten years.

    Joe Average

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  • by TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT on June 1st, 2009

    TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT

    anyone who expects something of a potential mate they are not willing to do themselves suffers from "princess syndrome" if you believe the old testiment eve was meant to be a helpmeet for adam, not just a trophy and babymaker. everyone needs to bring everything they can to the table. anyone who thinks their partner is lucky to have them just for their mier presence needs to be smacked upside the head with the pile of responsibilities their partner must cover.

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  • by John_S1782 on January 23rd, 2011

    John_S1782

    http://americanwomentoday.blogspot.com/

    http://american-women-suck.blogspot.com/

    American women are born with princess syndrome already in their DNA. You have to practically slap it out of them as they grow. This is what feminism looks like 40 years later. Modern American women are self centered, stuck up, garbage!. They'll judge you in an instant, and fret every minute of every day over self. And DUMB...? OMG! Every time I meet the (next) dumbest person on earth, it's an AW. Every time I'm attacked or lied about, it's an AW. It's no wonder Muslim men treat their women the way they do. They don't want them turning into our women! And I've heard em say that,too!

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  • by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on August 7th, 2009

    Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot

    Trust me, this malady is not limited to America by any stretch of the imagination.

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  • by Nice Guy In Bay Area on August 8th, 2009

    Nice Guy In Bay Area

    Princess syndrome is a mental disease that’s effecting millions of females worldwide, females that have princess syndrome are usually dumb, slutty, attention whore seeking wanna-be princesses. Although this mental disease is known worldwide, one could put up a very good argument that it started in America due to the lameness of the media.

    Who’s at risk

    * Spoiled females
    * Females that try to be like others too much (read: insecure)
    * Females that turn to the media in search of a role model
    * Females with extreme jealousy
    * Females that feel the need to stir up drama to make their lives more exciting

    Causes

    * Feminazism
    * Bad parenting
    * The media
    * Paris Hilton
    * Other girls with princess syndrome

    Symptoms

    * Extreme insecurity
    * Urge to be the center of attention (read: attention whore)
    * Never taking responsibility for anything
    * Wanting everyone to know she’s a princess
    * Drama queen
    Source: http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGk06.jn1KEH4Aj.hXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyaWxma2VlBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA3NrMQR2dGlkA0Y4MjNfODM-/SIG=139pdv06a/EXP=1249828926/**http%3a//www.officialdatingresource.com/princess-syndrome-causes-symptoms-and-treament/

    I would say that some do.

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  • by dettrajazz on December 13th, 2010

    dettrajazz

    That's a vast under statement! American women's groups complain more than the Plumbers union. Women have had special privileges for so long, that now they expect men to hold the door for them when they clean out his appartment during a divorse. They get angry if their man does'nt talk about the same things they do, and if he does, they call him gay. They'll march for equal rights, but expect special tratment in a commission of a crime. ( remember the girl who cut of her husband's penis, and only got 26 days observation at a mental hospital, and a job waiting for her when she was released? That was wayne Bobnick and his south American wife.) Yes I think women today are suffering from that. They ought to lerarn from their mothers and grand mothers.

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  • by deadduderc on August 7th, 2009

    deadduderc

    I don't know if all of them are like that, but most of them that I've run into in the last few years would most definitely fit that description!!!

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  • by 23Skidoo on June 1st, 2009

    23Skidoo

    I'm not sure about Princess Syndrome - though that may well be a contributing factor.

    I lived in the US for a long time and bow, for the last 7 years or so I've been in Europe. The contrast is pretty big.

    I think US women try to respond to conflicting impulses. They have feminist educations that teach they are not sex objects and that almost any reference to gender is sexist. Noticing a woman looks good - god forbid, even sexy - is strictly forbidden. Many seem to feel they have a right to dress as they wish but not be looked at in public. Yet, I think, most women want to feel pretty and sexually attractive (hence the spending time and money on beauty).

    Add to that your Princess - and you get the incredibly obnoxious young women I see coming here for holidays or study. I often cringe when I hear them talking on the metro. :-)

    My 6 cents...

    +5

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  • by Badcube on June 1st, 2009

    Badcube

    The ones with rich parents suffer from that syndrome or the ones with parents who pamper or give all there money to there child because they don't know how to be a parent.

    Tho I must admit I am male and I suffer from Prince syndrome and my parents are broke as hell but I spend the lil money I make like a Prince and I send a family meber out to get all the stuff I want lol.

    also a psychic once told me I was a princess in another life LOL

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