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“Siamo pien3 di frasi fatte sulle emozioni. La paura che attanaglia. L'odio che acceca. La gelosia che arma la mano. La nostalgia che assale a tradimento. Pensare ai moti d'animo come realtà astratte ci fornisce un ottimo alibi per non sentirci responsabili dei nostri stessi sentimenti. Se essi si trovano da qualche parte là fuori, quando ci investono noi non ne abbiamo colpa, sono simili a eventi atmosferici e le loro conseguenze sfuggono al nostro controllo. Ma è falso. La paura non esiste senza qualcosa da temere e qualcuno che la tema. L'odio non aleggia sopra di noi come una nube nera pronta a pioverci addosso: per vederlo, occorre qualcuno che lo provi. La nostalgia non si dà senza qualcosa che ti manca e senza il tuo ricordo a misurarne l'assenza. L'idea che l'amore sia il frutto del capriccio invisibile di un Cupido cieco è un'immagine fatalista e immatura: esclude che amare sia una scelta, perché descrive l'essere umano come una creatura travolta da una forza misteriosa contro cui non può niente.”

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God Save the Queer: Catechismo femminista

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