The Impersonal is Poclitical

Abstract

Sarah-JeanKrahn Author's Note: This poem is comprised of what a search for "clitoris" on the internet reveals, using whatever words that pop up in association with it, without examining the words' orig inal contexts. It acts as a comment on the social understanding of the clitoris at its surface. Most of the words or brief phrases are patched together from unrelated fragments that have been taken out of context; any similarity in the meaning of uncited lines to other writing is purely coincidental. Even those longer phrases that must be attributed to their authors may have been taken out of context or manipulated slightly in order to emphasize the starkness of the phrases as they appear in the search engine's descriptions. The Impersonal is Poclitical Let's get the name calling out of the way first. Her epithet was "The Virgin Queen": Independent. Feminist. Cliterati. A female orgasm. Imagine trying to explain to someone what it feels like to sneeze or yawn1 or to hear the screams of someone having her head hacked off. With the help of a razor or knife many girls die throughout their whole lives. (It is not the book that cuts the clitoris, but its interpretations aid and abet the mutilation.2) FeministStudies39, no. 1. © 2013 by Sarah-Jean Krahn 277 278 Sarah-Jean Krahn Clitoris Not A Must3 Thank God! Apparently the long tyranny of the clitoris is coming to an end, dearest.4 For a while there we were moving toward a period of ubiquitous, cyborg technology5... Now if you ask me, If you want sex as a mechanical act, you want to put on a clitoris.6 Oh darling, I feel your frustration. I couldn't find my clitoris if [...] led there by Sir Ranulph Fiennesf!]7 Below is a manual for both these poor souls. Simple steps are given to develop their intuitions and allow them to make their first maps of the clitoris. The Manual [A] dense 200-plus pages of instruction with some clear line drawings to illustrate[!]8 Origins and erogenous zones! Your eyes, their pleasure! Doctor's orders! You will find yourself thinking, "Hmm, so that's where they come from." This book is now available for the first time on DVD and Blu-Ray: Bigger. Longer. And uncut9 Not winning when it comes to detached lower lips? Runaway Beaver Cut Offat Pass: Man FracturesArms Dual-use items (such as the labia minora/majora) can be used to manufacture arms for military catch-&-release tactics: Sarah-Jean Krahn 279 cotton swabs, rubber gloves, and scopes of various sizes. (Please note: Clitoridectomy requires the removal of the entire regi me " on ME.) Levels of enjoyment may vary. However, if you are a stranger to sexual experience and you enjoy it, YOU are going to he[ck!]10 So, excite. (Warning: Clitoral stimulation [may proliferate] genetic birth defects.)11 Then excise. Ohí of [the Bush] and Back to theAmerican Cities'2 My clitoris is positively swollen! The next patient will require general anesthesia and a fish hook. Imagine the women's quiet desperation13 as Officials perforate the fibrous capsule [.. .and] project into the spaces" Noise. Then, on the floor of a dusty closet, they stitch both sides of the organ back together, just as God intended. Specimens may remain stationary for up to a decade. Clitoris Widely Known beforeMan's Discovery (Such as by female neonates with nothing better to do.) Still, is often omitted on anatomical diagrams given young students. 28o Sarah-Jean Krahn Visible! Biopunk. Concealed. Cultish. Kittenesque! A species of meat art[?]15 Sex. Weirdshit. Choice between1,000s ofNervous Endings Means Old Wives' Tails about to Be Published "[I] should be kissed, and kissed often."16 "Ring the doorbell and wait for me to open the door." "She taught me to use this vibrator in car jackings." "The conflict has left many internally displaced." "I ... am an exorcism." "Cultural relativism fails to justify my pleasure." "Passionate Love Affairswiththe Clitoris Dull the Blades of Razors or Knives." Notes This phrase appears all over the internet. It seems impossible to deter mine where it originated. Following is the citation of the site to which I...