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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,SELF-C>E HAS BECOME A POPUL> BUZZWORD 9 ACTIVI/ CIRCLES4 ,YET UNTIL REC5TLY1 IT HAS 9SPIR$ LITTLE CRITICAL DISCUSSION4 ,DO 0SELF0 & 0C>E0 ALWAYS MEAN ! SAME ?+8 ,H[ AB\T 0HEAL?08 ,H[ HAS ?IS DISC\RSE HAS BE5 COLONIZ$ BY CAPITALI/ VALUES8 ,& H[ C\LD WE EXP& \R NOTION ( C>E \TSIDE ! COMMON /]EOTYPES8 

,9 ?IS ANALYSIS1 WE ID5TIFY ! NORMATIVE T5D5CIES 9 CONV5TIONAL SELF-C>E RHETORIC1 DISCUSS H[ TO UNDO ! UNEQUAL DI/RIBUTION ( C>E 9 \R SOCIETY1 & EXPLORE ! POT5TIALLY TRANS=MATIVE P[] ( ILLNESS & SELF-DE/RUCTIVE BEHAVIOR4 

,?IS IS ! FIR/ TEXT 9 A COLLECTION ( ESSAYS AB\T C>E ?AT WE WILL PUBLI% %ORTLY4 ,WE LOOK =W>D TO MORE DIALOGUE ON ! SUBJECT4 

,9 ! #a#i#hS1 AS %E /RUGGL$ ) CANC]1 ,AUDRE ,LORDE ASS]T$ ?AT C>+ = H]SELF WAS 0AN ACT ( POLITICAL W>F>E40 ,S9CE !N1 SELF-C>E HAS BECOME A POPUL> BUZZWORD 9 ACTIVI/ CIRCLES4 ,! RHETORIC ( SELF-C>E HAS MOV$ FROM SPECIFIC TO UNIV]SAL1 FROM DEFIANT TO PRESCRIPTIVE4 ,:5 WE TALK AB\T SELF-C>E TODAY1 >E WE TALK+ AB\T ! SAME ?+ ,LORDE WAS8 ,IT'S TIME TO REEXAM9E ?IS CONCEPT4 

,BUT :AT C\LD BE WRONG ) C>E8 ,& :Y1 ( ALL ?+S1 PICK ON SELF-C>E8 

,= ONE ?+1 BECAUSE IT HAS BECOME A SACR$ C[4 ,IT'S PA9FUL TO HE> PEOPLE SPEAK SANCTIMONI\SLY AB\T ANY?+1 BUT ESPECIALLY AB\T ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+S4 ,PI\S UNANIMITY IMPLIES A D>K SIDE3 9 ! %AD[ ( EV]Y *UR*1 A D5 ( 9IQUITY4 ,IT CREATES AN O!R1 DRAW+ A L9E ?R\< AS WELL AS BETWE5 US4 

,SELF & C>E--9 ?AT ORD]-->E UNIV]SALLY ACKN[L$G$ VALUES 9 ?IS SOCIETY4 ,ANYONE :O 5DORSES SELF-C>E IS ON ! SIDE ( ! ANGELS1 AS ! SAY+ GOES--:I* IS TO SAY1 AGA9/ ALL ! P>TS ( US ?AT DON'T FIT 9TO ! PREVAIL+ VALUE SY/EM4 ,IF WE WI% TO RESI/ ! DOM9ANT ORD]1 WE HAVE TO PLAY DEVILS' ADVOCATE1 SE>*+ \T :AT IS EXCLUD$ & D5IGRAT$4 

,:]EV] A VALUE IS CONSID]$ UNIV]SAL1 WE F9D ! PRESSURES ( NORMATIVITY3 = EXAMPLE1 ! PRESSURE TO P]=M SELF-C>E = O!RS' SAKE1 KEEP+ UP APPE>ANCES4 ,SO MU* ( :AT WE DO 9 ?IS SOCIETY IS AB\T MA9TA9+ ! IMAGE ?AT WE'RE SUCCESSFUL1 AUTONOM\S 9DIVIDUALS1 REG>DLESS ( ! REALITY4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 RHETORIC AB\T SELF-C>E CAN MASK SIL5C+ & POLIC+3 ,DEAL ) Y\R PROBLEMS Y\RSELF1 PLEASE1 SO NO ONE ELSE HAS TO4 

,ASSUM+ ?AT SELF-C>E IS ALWAYS GOOD MEANS TAK+ = GRANT$ ?AT SELF & C>E ALWAYS HAVE ! SAME MEAN+4 ,H]E1 WE WANT TO *ALL5GE MONOLI?IC & /ATIC UND]/&+S ( SELFHOOD & C>+4 ,9/EAD1 WE PROPOSE ?AT DIFF]5T K9DS ( C>E PRODUCE DIFF]5T K9DS ( SELF1 & ?AT C>E IS ONE ( ! BATTLEFIELDS ON :I* SOCIAL /RUGGLES PLAY \T4 

,DON'T ,TELL ,ME TO ,CALM ,D[N 

,?\< ADVOCATES ( SELF-C>E EMPHASIZE ?AT IT CAN LOOK DIFF]5T = EA* P]SON1 ! SUGGE/IONS USUALLY S\ND SUSPICI\SLY SIMIL>4 ,:5 Y\ ?9K ( /]EOTYPICAL 0SELF-C>E0 ACTIVITIES1 :AT DO Y\ PICTURE8 ,DR9K+ H]BAL TEA1 WAT*+ A MOVIE1 TAK+ A BUBBLE BA?1 M$ITAT+1 YOGA8 ,?IS SELECTION SUGGE/S A V]Y N>R[ IDEA ( :AT SELF-C>E IS3 ESS5TIALLY1 CALM+ Y\RSELF D[N4 

,ALL ( !SE ACTIVITIES >E DESIGN$ TO 5GAGE ! P>ASYMPA!TIC N]V\S SY/EM1 :I* GOV]NS RE/ & RECOV]Y4 ,BUT SOME =MS ( C>E REQUIRE /R5U\S ACTIVITY & ADR5AL9E1 ! DOMA9 ( ! SYMPA!TIC N]V\S SY/EM4 ,ONE WAY TO PREV5T PO/-TRAUMATIC /RESS DISORD]1 = EXAMPLE1 IS TO ALL[ ! SYMPA!TIC N]V\S SY/EM 5\< FRE$OM TO RELEASE TRAUMA FROM ! BODY4 ,:5 A P]SON IS HAV+ A PANIC ATTACK1 IT R>ELY HELPS TO TRY TO MAKE !M CALM D[N4 ,! BE/ WAY TO H&LE A PANIC ATTACK IS TO RUN4 

,SO LET'S />T BY DISC>D+ ANY NORMATIVE UND]/&+ ( :AT IT MEANS TO C>E = \RSELVES4 ,IT MI<T MEAN LI<T+ C&LES1 PUTT+ ON A ,N9A ,SIMONE ALBUM1 & R]EAD+ ,R&ALL ,J>RELL'S ,! ,ANIMAL ,FAMILY4 ,IT C\LD ALSO MEAN ,B,D,S,M1 9T5SE P]=MANCE >T1 MIX$ M>TIAL >TS FI<T+1 SMA%+ BANK W9D[S1 OR CALL+ \T A P]SON :O ABUS$ Y\4 ,IT MI<T EV5 LOOK LIKE REALLY H>D WORK TO O!R PEOPLE--OR CEAS+ TO FUNCTION ALTOGE!R4 ,?IS IS NOT JU/ A PO/MOD]N PLATITUDE 70DIFF]5T /ROKES = DIFF]5T FOLKS071 BUT A QUE/ION ( :AT RELATION%IP WE E/ABLI% TO \R *ALL5GES & \R ANGUI%4 

,C>+ = \RSELVES DOESN'T MEAN PACIFY+ \RSELVES4 ,WE %\LD BE SUSPICI\S ( ANY UND]/&+ ( SELF-C>E ?AT ID5TIFIES WELLBE+ ) PLACIDITY OR ASKS US TO P]=M 0HEAL?0 = O!RS4 ,CAN WE IMAG9E 9/EAD A =M ( C>E ?AT W\LD EQUIP EA* ( US TO E/ABLI% AN 9T5TIONAL RELATION%IP TO H] D>K SIDE1 5ABL+ US TO DRAW /R5G? FROM ! SWIRL+ *AOS )98 ,TREAT+ \RSELVES G5TLY MI<T BE AN ESS5TIAL P>T ( ?IS1 BUT WE MU/ NOT ASSUME A DI*OTOMY BETWE5 HEAL+ & 5GAG+ ) ! *ALL5GES >\ND & 9SIDE US4 ,IF C>E IS ONLY :AT HAPP5S :5 WE /EP AWAY FROM ?OSE /RUGGLES1 WE WILL BE =EV] TORN BETWE5 AN UNSATISFACTORY )DRAWAL FROM CONFLICT & ITS FLIPSIDE1 A WORKAHOLISM ?AT IS NEV] 5\<4 ,IDEALLY1 C>E W\LD 5COMPASS & TRANSC5D BO? /RUGGLE & RECOV]Y1 TE>+ D[N ! B\ND>IES ?AT P>TITION !M4 

,?IS K9D ( C>E CANNOT BE DESCRIB$ 9 PLATITUDES4 ,IT IS NOT A CONV5I5T AG5DA ITEM TO ADD TO ! PROGRAM ( ! AV]AGE NONPR(IT ORGANIZATION4 ,IT DEM&S MEASURES ?AT WILL 9T]RUPT \R CURR5T ROLES1 BR++ US 9TO CONFLICT ) SOCIETY AT L>GE & EV5 SOME ( ! PEOPLE :O PR(ESS TO BE TRY+ TO *ANGE IT4 

,BY Y\R RESPONSE TO DANG] IT IS 

,EASY TO TELL H[ Y\ HAVE LIV$ 

,& :AT HAS BE5 DONE TO Y\4 

,Y\ %[ :E!R Y\ WANT TO /AY ALIVE1 

,:E!R Y\ ?9K Y\ DES]VE TO1 

,& :E!R Y\ BELIEVE 

,IT'S ANY GOOD TO ACT4 

-- ,J5NY ,HOLZ] 

,LOVE ,IS A ,BATTLEFIELD 

,IF WE WANT TO ID5TIFY :AT IS WOR? PRES]V+ 9 SELF-C>E1 WE CAN />T BY SCRUT9IZ+ C>E ITSELF4 ,TO 5DORSE C>E AS A UNIV]SAL GOOD IS TO MISS ! ROLE C>E ALSO PLAYS 9 P]PETUAT+ ! WOR/ ASPECTS ( ! /ATUS QUO4 ,!RE'S NO SU* ?+ AS C>E 9 ITS PURE =M--C>E AB/RACT$ FROM DAILY LIFE 9 CAPITALISM & ! /RUGGLES AGA9/ IT4 ,NO1 C>E IS P>TISAN--IT IS REPRESSIVE OR LIB]AT+4 ,!RE >E =MS ( C>E ?AT REPRODUCE ! EXI/+ ORD] & ITS LOGIC1 & O!R =MS ( C>E ?AT 5ABLE US TO FI<T IT4 ,WE WANT \R EXPRESSIONS ( C>E TO NURTURE LIB]ATION1 NOT DOM9ATION--TO BR+ PEOPLE TOGE!R ACCORD+ TO A DIFF]5T LOGIC & VALUES4 

,FROM HOMEMAK+ TO PR(ESSIONAL H\SEKEEP+--NOT TO M5TION NURS+1 HOSPITALITY1 & PHONE SEX--WOM5 & PEOPLE ( COLOR >E DISPROPORTIONATELY RESPONSIBLE = ! C>E ?AT KEEPS ?IS SOCIETY FUNCTION+1 YET HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY LITTLE SAY 9 :AT ?AT C>E FO/]S4 ,LIKEWISE1 A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( C>E GOES 9TO OIL+ ! MA*9]Y ?AT MA9TA9S HI]>*Y3 FAMILIES HELP POLICE RELAX AFT] WORK1 SEX WORK]S HELP BUS9ESSM5 LET (F /EAM1 SECRET>IES TAKE ON ! 9VISIBLE LABOR ?AT PRES]VES EXECUTIVES' M>RIAGES4 

,SO ! PROBLEM ) SELF-C>E IS NOT JU/ ! 9DIVIDUALI/IC PREFIX4 ,= SOME ( US1 FOCUS+ ON SELF-C>E RA!R ?AN C>+ = O!RS W\LD BE A REVOLUTION>Y PROPOSITION1 ALBEIT ALMO/ UNIMAG9ABLE--:ILE ! PRIVILEG$ CAN CONGRATULATE EA* O!R ON !IR EXCELL5T SELF-C>E PRACTICES )\T RECOGNIZ+ H[ MU* ( !IR SU/5ANCE !Y D]IVE FROM O!RS4 ,:5 WE CONCEIVE ( SELF-C>E AS AN 9DIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY1 WE >E LESS LIKELY TO SEE ! POLITICAL DIM5SIONS ( C>E4 

,SOME HAVE CALL$ = A C>+ /RIKE3 A COLLECTIVE1 PUBLIC RESI/ANCE TO ! WAYS CAPITALISM HAS COMM&E]$ C>E4 ,9 !IR TEXT 0,A ,V]Y ,C>EFUL ,/RIKE10 ,SPANI% MILITANTS ,PREC>IAS A LA ,D]IVA EXPLORE ! WAYS C>E HAS BE5 COMMODIFI$ OR R5D]$ 9VISIBLE1 FROM CU/OM] S]VICE 9 ! M>KETPLACE TO EMOTIONAL C>E 9 FAMILIES4 ,!Y *ALL5GE US TO IMAG9E WAYS C>E C\LD BE WRE/$ AWAY FROM MA9TA9+ \R /RATIFI$ SOCIETY & 9/EAD LAVI%$ ON FO/]+ TOGE!RNESS & REVOLT4 

,BUT SU* A PROJECT DEP5DS ON ?OSE :O >E ALREADY MO/ VULN]ABLE 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,IT W\LD TAKE A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( SUPPORT = FAMILY MEMB]S1 SEX WORK]S1 & SECRET>IES TO GO ON C>E /RIKE )\T SUFF]+ APPALL+ CONSEQU5CES4 

,SO RA!R ?AN PROMOT+ SELF-C>E1 WE MI<T SEEK TO R$IRECT & R$EF9E C>E4 ,= SOME ( US1 ?IS MEANS RECOGNIZ+ H[ WE B5EFIT FROM IMBALANCES 9 ! CURR5T DI/RIBUTION ( C>E1 & %IFT+ FROM =MS ( C>E ?AT FOCUS ON \RSELVES ALONE TO SUPPORT /RUCTURES ?AT B5EFIT ALL P>TICIPANTS4 ,:O'S WORK+ SO Y\ CAN RE/8 ,= O!RS1 IT C\LD MEAN TAK+ BETT] C>E ( \RSELVES ?AN WE'VE BE5 TAU<T WE HAVE A RI<T TO--?\< IT'S UNREALI/IC TO EXPECT ANYONE TO UND]TAKE ?IS 9DIVIDUALLY AS A SORT ( CONSUM] POLITICS ( ! SELF4 ,RA!R ?AN CREAT+ GAT$ COMMUNITIES ( C>E1 LET'S PURSUE =MS ( C>E ?AT >E EXPANSIVE1 ?AT 9T]RUPT \R ISOLATION & ?REAT5 \R HI]>*IES4 

,SELF-C>E RHETORIC HAS BE5 APPROPRIAT$ 9 WAYS ?AT CAN RE9=CE ! 5TITLEM5T ( ! PRIVILEG$1 BUT A CRITIQUE ( SELF-C>E MU/ NOT BE US$ AS YET ANO!R WEAPON AGA9/ ?OSE :O >E ALREADY DISC\RAG$ FROM SEEK+ C>E4 ,9 %ORT3 /EP UP1 /EP BACK4 

,A /RUGGLE ?AT DOESN'T UND]/& ! IMPORTANCE ( C>E IS DOOM$ TO FAIL4 ,! FI]CE/ COLLECTIVE REVOLTS >E BUILT ON A F\NDATION ( NURTURE4 ,BUT RECLAIM+ C>E DOESN'T JU/ MEAN GIV+ \RSELVES MORE C>E1 AS ONE MORE ITEM AFT] ALL ! O!RS ON ! TO-DO LI/4 ,IT MEANS BREAK+ ! PEACE TREATY ) \R RUL]S1 )DRAW+ C>E FROM ! PROCESSES ?AT REPRODUCE ! SOCIETY WE LIVE 9 & PUTT+ IT TO SUBV]SIVE & 9SURRECTION>Y PURPOSES4 

,BEYOND ,SELF-,PRES]VATION 

0',HEAL?' IS A CULTURAL FACT 9 ! BROADE/ S5SE ( ! WORD1 A FACT ?AT IS POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 & SOCIAL AS WELL1 A FACT ?AT IS TI$ TO A C]TA9 /ATE ( 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE CONSCI\SNESS4 ,EV]Y ]A \TL9ES A 'NORMAL' PR(ILE ( HEAL?40 - ,MI*EL ,F\CAULT 

,! BE/ WAY TO SELL PEOPLE ON A NORMATIVE PROGRAM IS TO FRAME IT 9 T]MS ( HEAL?4 ,:O DOESN'T WANT TO BE HEAL?Y8 

,BUT LIKE 0SELF0 & 0C>E10 HEAL? IS NOT ONE ?+4 ,9 ITSELF1 HEAL? IS NOT 9TR9SICALLY GOOD--IT'S SIMPLY ! CONDITION ?AT 5ABLES A SY/EM TO CONT9UE TO FUNCTION4 ,Y\ CAN SPEAK AB\T ! HEAL? ( AN ECONOMY1 OR ! HEAL? ( AN ECOSY/EM3 !SE (T5 HAVE AN 9V]SE RELATION%IP4 ,?IS EXPLA9S :Y SOME PEOPLE DESCRIBE CAPITALISM AS A CANC]1 :ILE O!RS ACCUSE 0BLACK BLOC AN>*I/S0 ( BE+ ! CANC]4 ,! TWO SY/EMS >E LE?AL TO EA* O!R2 N\RI%+ ONE MEANS COMPROMIS+ ! HEAL? ( ! O!R4 

,! REPRESSIVE FUNCTION ( HEAL? NORMS IS OBVI\S 5\< 9 ! PR(ESSIONAL FIELD ( M5TAL HEAL?4 ,:]E DRAPETOMANIA & AN>*IA W]E ONCE 9VOK$ TO /IGMATIZE RUNAWAY SLAVES & REBELS1 TODAY'S CL9ICIANS DIAGNOSE OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANCE DISORD]4 ,BUT ! SAME ?+ GOES ON F> FROM PSY*IATRIC 9/ITUTIONS4 

,9 A CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 IT %\LD NOT BE SURPRIS+ ?AT WE T5D TO MEASURE HEAL? 9 T]MS ( PRODUCTIVITY4 ,SELF-C>E & WORKAHOLISM >E TWO SIDES ( ! SAME CO93 PRES]VE Y\RSELF SO Y\ CAN PRODUCE MORE4 ,?IS W\LD EXPLA9 :Y SELF-C>E RHETORIC IS SO PREVAL5T 9 ! NONPR(IT SECTOR1 :]E ! PRESSURE TO COMPETE = FUND+ (T5 COMPELS ORGANIZ]S TO MIMIC CORPORATE BEHAVIOR1 EV5 IF !Y USE DIFF]5T T]M9OLOGY4 

,IF SELF-C>E IS JU/ A WAY TO EASE ! IMPACT ( AN EV]-9CREAS+ DEM& = PRODUCTIVITY1 RA!R ?AN A TRANS=MATIVE REJECTION ( ?AT DEM&1 IT'S P>T ( ! PROBLEM1 NOT ! SOLUTION4 ,= SELF-C>E TO BE ANTI-CAPITALI/1 IT HAS TO EXPRESS A DIFF]5T CONCEPTION ( HEAL?4 

,?IS IS ESPECIALLY COMPLICAT$ AS \R SURVIVAL BECOMES EV] MORE 9T]L9K$ ) ! FUNCTION+ ( CAPITALISM--A CONDITION SOME HAVE DESIGNAT$ ) ! T]M BIOP[]4 ,9 ?IS SITUATION1 ! EASIE/ WAY TO PRES]VE Y\R HEAL? IS TO EXCEL AT CAPITALI/ COMPETITION1 ! SAME ?+ ?AT IS DO+ US SO MU* H>M4 0,!RE IS NO O!R PILL TO TAKE1 SO SWALL[ ! ONE ?AT MADE Y\ ILL40 

,TO ESCAPE ?IS VICI\S CIRCLE1 WE HAVE TO %IFT FROM REPRODUC+ ONE 0SELF0 TO PRODUC+ ANO!R4 ,?IS DEM&S A NOTION ( SELF-C>E ?AT IS TRANS=MATIVE RA!R ?AN CONS]VATIVE--?AT UND]/&S ! SELF AS DYNAMIC RA!R ?AN /ATIC4 ,! PO9T IS NOT TO /AVE (F *ANGE1 AS 9 ,WE/]N M$IC9E1 BUT TO FO/] IT2 9 ! ,T>OT DECK1 ,DEA? REPRES5TS METAMORPHOSIS4 

,FROM ! /&PO9T ( CAPITALISM & RE=MISM1 ANY?+ ?AT ?REAT5S \R SOCIAL ROLES IS UNHEAL?Y4 ,AS LONG AS WE REMA9 9SIDE ! =M] P>ADIGM1 IT MAY BE ?AT ONLY BEHAVIORS DEEM$ UNHEAL?Y CAN PO9T ! WAY \T4 ,BREAK+ ) ! LOGIC ( ! SY/EM ?AT HAS KEPT US ALIVE DEM&S A C]TA9 RECKLESS AB&ON4 

,?IS MAY ILLUM9ATE ! CONNECTION BETWE5 APP>5TLY SELF-DE/RUCTIVE BEHAVIOR & REBELLION1 :I* GOES BACK A LONG TIME BE=E PUNK ROCK4 ,! RADICAL SIDE ( ! ,OCCUPY ,OAKL& ASSEMBLIES1 :]E ALL ! SMOK]S HUNG \T1 WAS KN[N AFFECTIONATELY AS ! 0BLACK LUNG BLOC0--! CANC] ( ,OCCUPY1 9DE$6 ,! SELF-DE/RUCTIVE 5]GY ?AT DRIVES PEOPLE TO ADDICTION & SUICIDE CAN ALSO 5ABLE !M TO TAKE C\RAGE\S RISKS TO *ANGE ! WORLD4 ,WE CAN ID5TIFY MULTIPLE CURR5TS )9 SELF-DE/RUCTIVE BEHAVIOR2 SOME ( !M CLOSE D[N POSSIBILITY1 :ILE O!RS OP5 IT UP4 ,WE NE$ LANGUAGE ) :I* TO EXPLORE ?IS1 LE/ \R LANGUAGE AB\T SELF-C>E P]PETUATE A FALSE B9>Y BETWE5 SICKNESS & SELF-DE/RUCTIV5ESS ON ONE H& & HEAL? & /RUGGLE ON ! O!R4 

,= :5 WE SPEAK ( BREAK+ ) ! LOGIC ( ! SY/EM1 WE >E NOT JU/ TALK+ AB\T A C\RAGE\S DECISION ?AT PRESUMABLY HEAL?Y SUBJECTS MAKE 9 A VACUUM4 ,EV5 AP>T FROM 0SELF-DE/RUCTIVE0 BEHAVIOR1 MANY ( US ALREADY EXP]I5CE ILLNESS & DISABILITY ?AT POSITION US \TSIDE ?IS SOCIETY'S CONCEPTION ( HEAL?4 ,?IS =CES US TO GRAPPLE ) ! QUE/ION ( ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 HEAL? & /RUGGLE4 

,:5 IT COMES TO ANTI-CAPITALI/ /RUGGLE1 DO WE ASSOCIATE HEAL? ) PRODUCTIVITY1 TOO1 IMPLY+ ?AT ! ILL CANNOT P>TICIPATE EFFECTIVELY8 ,9/EAD1 )\T ASS]T+ ! ILL AS ! REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT A LA ! ,IC>US ,PROJECT1 WE C\LD LOOK = WAYS ( 5GAG+ ) ILLNESS ?AT PULL US \T ( \R CAPITALI/ CONDITION+1 9T]RUPT+ A WAY ( BE+ 9 :I* SELF-WOR? & SOCIAL TIES >E PREMIS$ ON A LACK ( C>E = \RSELVES & EA* O!R4 ,RA!R ?AN PA?OLOGIZ+ ILLNESS & SELF-DE/RUCTIV5ESS AS DISORD]S TO BE CUR$ = EFFICI5CY'S SAKE1 WE C\LD REIMAG9E SELF-C>E AS A WAY ( LI/5+ 9TO !M = NEW VALUES & POSSIBILITIES4 

,?9K ( ,VIRG9IA ,WOOLF1 ,FRIDA ,KAHLO1 ,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE1 & ALL ! O!R WOM5 :O DREW ON !IR PRIVATE /RUGGLES ) SICKNESS1 9JURY1 & DEPRESSION TO CRAFT PUBLIC EXPRESSIONS ( 9SUBORD9ATE C>E4 ,H[ AB\T ,FRI$RI* ,NIETZS*E3 WAS HIS POOR HEAL? A M]E OB/ACLE1 :I* HE MANFULLY OV]CAME8 ,OR WAS IT 9EXTRICABLE FROM HIS 9SI<TS & HIS /RUGGLES1 AN ESS5TIAL /EP ON ! PA? ?AT L$ HIM AWAY FROM RECEIV$ WISDOM SO HE C\LD DISCOV] SOME?+ ELSE8 ,TO UND]/& HIS WRIT+ 9 ! CONTEXT ( HIS LIFE1 WE HAVE TO PICTURE ,NIETZS*E 9 A :EEL*AIR *>G+ A L9E ( RIOT POLICE1 NOT FLY+ ?R\< ! AIR ) AN ,S ON HIS *E/4 

,Y\R HUMAN FRAILTY IS NOT A REGRETTABLE FAULT TO BE TREAT$ BY PROP] SELF-C>E SO Y\ CAN GET Y\R NOSE BACK TO ! GR9D/ONE4 ,SICKNESS1 DISABILITY1 & UNPRODUCTIVITY >E NOT ANOMALIES TO BE WE$$ \T2 !Y >E MOM5TS ?AT OCCUR 9 EV]Y LIFE1 (F]+ A COMMON GR\ND ON :I* WE MI<T COME TOGE!R4 ,IF WE TAKE !SE *ALL5GES S]I\SLY & MAKE SPACE TO FOCUS ON !M1 !Y C\LD PO9T ! WAY BEYOND ! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM TO A WAY ( LIV+ 9 :I* !RE IS NO DI*OTOMY BETWE5 C>E & LIB]ATION4 

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