King Kong Theory

Ours has always been the gender of endurance, of courage, of resistance. Not that we had a choice

It’s not about pitting the miserable gains by women against the miserable gains by men, it’s about blowing the whole fucking thing sky high

Vernon Subutex trilogy

The terrified silence of delicate little boys

That women are sharks like everyone else, that men are whores and mothers, all caught up in the same maelstrom

whores are ordinary women, mothers are not innately good or brave or loving, any more than fathers – it depends on the people, the circumstances, the moment

It’s like they’re scared to admit to themselves what they actually want: to fuck each other. Men love men

But among the things so decorously drummed into them is the fear of being faggots, the obligation to love women

She wants to shave her legs? That’s absolutely her right. But please – don’t expect me to think it’s normal

Women have endured not only the history of men, like men, but their own specific oppression