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Tattling is when a little girl does it, when a hot woman does it it’s called whistle-blowing.
— Mindy ‧ The Mindy Project
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker gives two names to reporting on someone else, depending on who does it. A child gets the petty label, while an attractive adult gets the noble one. The joke exposes that flattering distinction while also making use of it.
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