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[–]AllInOne[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree with you, it seems since English is not Wittig's first language she chose the word sex instead of sex roles or stereotypes which has led to confusion and didn't get the essays proofread for clarity. What I meant is if we take the second interpretation (which is the one I see being used in the analysis and summaries of Wuttig's essays), it will lead to the conclusion that the entirety of Wittig's arguments fall apart. As you pointed out, if she meant sex does not exist, she can not talk about oppression of women because what is a "woman"? If she can not talk about sex, she herself can not talk about being a woman let alone being a lesbian, and so her essays would be complete nonsense. But if we look at the first interpretation, which is she forgot to say sex roles instead of sex and actually meant sex roles are a social construct while understanding sex itself exists, then her essays are not nonsense and actually make sense in some parts.