The willingness to contemplate the ramifications of these freedoms is by no means an exclusively female trait. Yet the refusal to fall into the easy posture of denial or defensiveness, like so many comedians under fire, requires a sort of bravery, of brazenness. Unruliness isn’t just calling attention to arbitrary expectations of how a woman should behave. It’s also a willingness to expect better for all other women—and better of oneself.
