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As the conversation regarding Jane Fonda continues to trend across Facebook, Twitter, and other digital platforms, it serves as a historic case study in the persistence of reputation. For some, she will always be the woman on the anti-aircraft gun, an absolute symbol of a divided nation. For others, she is a resilient icon of “active awareness” who has used her platform to fight for the marginalized and the environment for over half a century. The “light of truth” likely lies somewhere in the complex intersection of these two identities.
