“For 2.000 years, you've had the nerve to tell women who we are.”

—  Kathy Acker , book Blood and Guts in High School

Blood and Guts in High School (1978)
Context: For 2.000 years, you've had the nerve to tell women who we are. We use your words; we eat your food. Every way we get money has to be a crime. We are plagiarists, liars and criminals.

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