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"Dirty Wordies, or, The Fiendish Thingie", a speech by Joanna Russ

Jun 03, 2011 21:17

Read "Dirty Wordies, or, The Fiendish Thingie" here! (If you're curious what she had to say about "fuck"!)

It's a speech from 1969, which I don't believe has been collected since it was printed in a zine in 1970, which I've transcribed for others to read.

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Thanks! anonymous June 4 2011, 14:14:10 UTC

Thanks for transcribing that; it was interesting reading. I couldn't help thinking "screw" would have worked for the sparrows under the eaves, though... :)

Re: Thanks! ide_cyan June 4 2011, 16:52:59 UTC

YW. (If you're going to post without logging in, could you sign your comment in some way so that anonymous commenters can be distinguished from each other?)

I think the argument against "screw" would be its slanginess, and that it's also a metaphor bringing its own set of connotations.

cissa June 5 2011, 22:11:21 UTC

Fascinating- thanks so much for sharing this!

ide_cyan June 6 2011, 19:59:53 UTC

Glad to see people are reading it!