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Being women, we were politely out of earshot before we started laughing,
Girlhood
Violence is one way to silence people, to deny their voice and their credibility, to assert your right to control over their right to exist.
On two occasions around that time, I objected to the behavior of a man, only to be told that the incidents hadn’t happened at all as I said, that I was subjective, delusional, overwrought, dishonest—in a nutshell, female.
Dude, if you’re reading this, you’re a carbuncle on the face of humanity and an obstacle to civilization. Feel the shame.
This should remind us that violence is first of all authoritarian. It begins with this premise: I have the right to control you.
