This week I’ve been thinking a lot about the ways in which “femme” is constructed and performed in the world.  With that in mind, the following quote really spoke to me in this very academic theoretical thought about the social ramifications and implications of femmeness:

“[the femme is] a betrayer of legibility itself. Seemingly “normal,” she responds to “normal” expectations with a sucker punch– she occupies normality abnormally.” - Lisa Duan and Kathleen McHugh from “A Fem(me)inist Manifesto”

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