,9TRODUCTION TO ,DROP ,EV]Y?+ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANNIE ,LE ,BRUN 

,TEXT 3 

,AT SIXTE51 ,I DECID$ MY LIFE W\LD NOT BE AS O!RS 9T5D$ IT TO BE4 ,?IS DET]M9ATION--& P]HAPS LUCK--ALL[$ ME TO ESCAPE MO/ ( ! MIS=TUNE 9H]5T 9 ! FEM99E CONDITION4 ,REJOIC+ ?AT Y\NG WOM5 TODAY 9CREAS+LY MANIFE/ !IR DESIRE TO REJECT ! MODELS H]ET(ORE (F]$ !M1 ,I1 NONE!LESS1 DEPLORE !IR SEEM+ READ9ESS TO ID5TIFY ) ! PURELY =MAL NEGATION ( !SE OLD-FA%ION$ MODELS1 ?AT IS1 :5 !Y DO NOT SETTLE = SIMPLY BR++ !M BACK 9TO FA%ION4 ,AT A TIME :5 EV]YONE COMPLAC5TLY 9TONES ?AT ONE IS NOT BORN A WOMAN BUT ONE BECOMES A WOMAN1 H>DLY ANYONE SEEMS TO TR\BLE H]SELF AB\T NOT BECOM+ ONE4 ,9DE$1 IT'S JU/ ! OPPOSITE4 ,CONTR>Y TO ! EF=TS ( EI<TE5?- & N9ETE5?- C5TURY FEM9I/S :O 5DEAVOR$ TO ELIM9ATE ! ILLUSORY DIFF]5CE ?AT GAVE M5 REAL P[] OV] WOM51 ! NE(EM9I/S ( REC5T YE>S HAVE MADE IT !IR BUS9ESS TO E/ABLI% ! REALITY ( ?AT DIFF]5CE 9 ORD] TO CLAIM AN ILLUSORY P[] ?AT WOM5 >E SAID TO HAVE BE5 D5I$4 ,SO ?OR\<LY DO !Y WORK AT E/ABLI%+ ! REALITY ( ?IS ILLUSIVE DIFF]5CE ?AT 9 ! 5D1 ! REVOLT AGA9/ IMPOSSIBILITY ( BE+ T5DS TO VANI% UND] ! BL[S ( MILITANT /UPIDITY1 ?US 9TRODUC+ ! OBLIGATION TO BE4 ,DO WE =EV] NE$ TO REM9D \RSELVES ?AT 9 MATT]S ( REVOLT1 WE NE$ NO ANCE/ORS8 ,& DEF9ITELY1 NO TE*NICAL ADVIS]S EAG] TO EX*ANGE !IR RECIPES = FEM99E 9SUBORD9ATION FROM ,A TO ,Z4 

,9 VIEW ( ! EXT5T ( ! CRIMES MORE OR LESS LEGALLY P]PETRAT$1 NOT ONLY AGA9/ WOM5 BUT ALSO AGA9/ ALL ?OSE :O REFUSE ! SOCIAL CODIFICATION ( SEXUAL ROLES 7HOMOSEXUALS 9 P>TICUL>71 ?IS REVOLT CAN ONLY BE REG>D$ AS URG5T--SO URG5T ?AT ,I CANNOT REFRA9 FROM DISRUPT+ ! *ORUS ( ?OSE1 MALE OR FEMALE1 :O CLAIM !Y >E AB/RACT+ IT FROM ! PRIVATE OBSCURITY :]E IT VIOL5TLY TAKES %APE1 & FROM :5CE IT DRAWS ITS OV]:ELM+ /R5G?4 ,I 9SI/3 ?IS REBELLION IS ALWAYS DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! COLLECTIVE MORALE1 NO MATT] UPON :AT BASIS ! COLLECTIVITY WAS F\ND$4 ,H[1 !N1 CAN WE FAIL TO SEE ?AT TODAY EV]Y WOMAN WILL BE DISPOSSESS$ ( ! RECOV]Y ( H] SELF IF %E DOES NOT NOTICE ?AT EV]Y ONE ( H] TIRADES MI<T BE R$IRECT$ & US$ TO BUILD AN IDEOLOGY AS CONTRADICTORY 9 ITS PROPOSALS AS IT IS TOTALIT>IAN 9 ITS 9T5TIONS8 ,WE EV5 F9D H] TACITLY 5C\RAG$ ON ALL SIDES TO REVEAL ! CLAIMS ( H] SEX1 EV] S9CE ! SO-CALL$ 0WOM5'S CAUSE0 WAS PRES5T$ AS ! IMAGE ( A REBELLION TAM$ 9SIDE ! NET ( ! NEGATIVE NORMALIZATION ?AT \R EPO* IS SO PR(ICI5T AT CA/+ OV] ! MO/ REMOTE SPACES ON ! HORIZON4 

,HAV+ ALWAYS DISDA9$ MA/]S :O ACT LIKE SLAVES AS WELL AS SLAVES EAG] TO SLIP 9TO ! SK9S ( MA/]S1 ,I CONFESS ?AT ! ORD9>Y CONFLICTS BETWE5 M5 & WOM5 HAVE BE5 ( V]Y LITTLE CONC]N TO ME4 ,MY SYMPA?Y GOES RA!R TO ?OSE :O DES]T ! ROLES ?AT SOCIETY ASSIGNS !M4 ,SU* PEOPLE NEV] CLAIM TO BE CON/RUCT+ A NEW WORLD1 & !RE9 LIES !IR FUNDAM5TAL HONE/Y3 !Y NEV] IMPOSE !IR NOTION ( WELL BE+ ON O!RS4 ,) A P[]FUL DET]M9ATION ?AT CAN (T5 OV]TURN ! E/ABLI%$ ORD]1 !Y >E JU/ HAPPY TO BE ! EXCEPTIONS ?AT NEGATE ! RULE4 

,OSC> ,WILDE 9T]E/S ME MORE ?AN ANY B\RGEOIS WOMAN :O AGRE$ TO M>RY & HAVE *ILDR51 & !N1 ONE F9E DAY1 SUDD5LY FEELS ?AT H] OH SO HYPO!TICAL CREATIVITY IS BE+ FRU/RAT$4 

,& ?AT'S H[ IT IS4 

,I %ALL NOT LI/ MY PREF]5CES 9 ?IS REG>D3 IT W\LD BE USELESS TO DO SO1 & EXTREMELY DISC\RAG+ = ! CAUSE ( WOM54 

,! FACT ?AT ,I HAVE DONE MY BE/ AS F> AS POSSIBLE1 TO AVOID BIOLOGICAL DE/9Y'S PSY*IC1 SOCIAL & 9TELLECTUAL HOLD UPON ME IS MY [N BUS9ESS1 BUT ,I %ALL NEV] GIVE 9 TO SOCIETY'S ATTEMPT TO MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY 9 ! NAME ( ALL WOM5 & TO =CE ME BACK 9TO ! LIMITATIONS ( ?AT DE/9Y4 ,SU* SUDD5 & 9EXORABLE PROMISCUITY 9 SE>* ( EA* WOMAN'S ID5TITY 9DE$ ?REAT5S WOM5 AT ! V]Y HE>T ( !IR FRE$OM :5 ! G5D] DIFF]5CE IS ASS]T$ AT ! EXP5SE ( ALL O!R SPECIFIC DIFF]5CES4 ,LET US JU/ CONSID] CALMLY :AT WE HAVE ALL HAD TO 5DURE 9 ! NAME ( ,GOD1 ,NATURE1 ,MAN & ,HI/ORY4 ,IT SEEMS1 H[EV]1 ?AT ALL ( ?AT WAS NOT 5\<1 = IT IS ALL />T+ UP AGA9 UND] ! BANN] ( ,WOMAN4 ,SPECIALI/S 9 CO]CION MAKE NO MI/AKE :5 ) SUDD5 ZEAL !Y 9CREASE ! NUMB]S ( NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEAL+ ) 0LA CONDITION FEM99E0 )\T ACTUALLY EFFECT+ ANY LEGISLATIVE *ANGE4 ,& !Y CAN H>DLY GO V]Y F> A/RAY1 S9CE ! MOM5T :5 ,L\IS ,>AGON .<A ,/AL9I/.>1 ?AT *OIRBOY = REPRESSION = ALMO/ HALF A C5TURY1 ANN\NC$ ?AT WOMAN IS 0,MAN'S ,FUTURE04 ,I HAVE ! GRAVE/ D\BTS AB\T A FUTURE ?AT MI<T LOOK ANY?+ LIKE ,ELSA ,TRIOLET4 

,9 ALL ?AT IS SAID & WRITT5 9 ! NAME ( WOMAN1 ,I SEE ! RETURN--UND] ! PRETEXT ( LIB]ATION--( EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS TRADITIONALLY DIM9I%$ WOM54 ,!Y D5\NCE ! FAMILY BUT EXTOLL MO!RHOOD AS ! F\NDATION ( ! FAMILY4 ,!Y ATTACK ! NOTION ( WOMAN-AS-OBJECT BUT PROMOTE ! REVIVAL ( 0FEM99E MY/]Y04 ,& ! EXPOSURE ( ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 M5 & WOM5 AS P[] RELATIONS 9ITIATES !ORIES AB\T ! MO/ SICK5+ & 9ANE CONJUGAL SQUABBLES4 ,= ME !SE >E JU/ SO MANY MORE REASONS TO BE GLAD ?AT ,I HAVE TURN$ MY BACK ON ! DEAD-5DS ( SO-CALL$ 0FEM99E S5SIBILITY04 ,MOREOV]1 NO?+ C\LD MAKE ME ALT] MY NATURAL AV]SION TO MAJORITIES1 ESPECIALLY :5 !Y >E COMPOS$ ( P>T-TIME M>TYRS--L>GELY A PH5OM5ON ( ! WE/]N WORLD4 

,! MORE DEAF5+ ! NOISE ( \R TIME1 ! MORE ,I FEEL C]TA9 ?AT MY LIFE IS ELSE:]E1 GLID+ ALONG MY LOVE :OSE %APES 5TOMB ! PASS+ ( TIME4 ,I LOOK AT Y\4 ,WE %ALL MEET ON ! BRIDGE ( TRANSP>5CY BE=E DIV+ 9TO ! NI<T ( \R DIFF]5CES4 ,WE %ALL SWIM NE> TO ONE ANO!R AT A DI/ANCE1 T5SE OR DI/RACT$1 GO+ AGA9/ ! /REAM ( \R 5IGMA TO F9D \RSELVES 9 ! UNC]TA9 EMBRACE ( \R FLEET+ %AD[S4 ,WE >E NOT ! ONLY ONES TO HAVE 5C\NT]$ A PO9T ( TRANSP>5CY BE=E PLUNG+ 9TO ! NI<T ( \R DIFF]5CES & :O HAVE COME UP NOT C>+ :E!R WE >E MALE OR FEMALE4 ,& IF V]Y FEW M5 F9D IT EASY TO RECOGNIZE !MSELVES 9 ,FRANCIS ,PICABIA'S AV[AL1 0,WOM5 >E ! AG5T ( MY FRE$OM10 IT IS P]HAPS BECAUSE ?AT COMES ONLY ) ! TRIUMPH ( A ,M>VEL\S ?AT M5 & WOM5 HAVE YET TO DISCOV]4 ,?AT IS :Y ,I OBJECT TO BE+ 5ROLL$ 9 AN >MY ( WOM5 5GAG$ 9 /RUGGLE SIMPLY BECAUSE ( A BIOLOGICAL ACCID5T4 ,MY FRANTIC 9DIVIDUALITY IS EXACTLY 9 PROPORTION TO ALL ?AT /RIVES T[>D ! 9T]*ANGEABILITY ( ALL BE+S4 ,?IS BOOK IS A CALL = DES]TION4 

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