When you as a woman realise that every culture has their definition of ‘prostitute’—the woman with her hair out, the unmarried woman, women who live alone, who wear red lipstick, who work, etc—you will understand that prostitute means woman, & you will fight for your liberation.
I have a female flatmate. That’s not news.
She has a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old. That’s not news.
I am their biological father. That’s not news.
The 2-year-old just slapped the exact centre of my bald spot, stared at the shine, and announced “I found the moon.”
That’s news.