Museums And Women (2012)
“A suburban mother of four, she would return late at night from a non-violence class in Roxbury with rosy cheeks and shining eyes, eager to describe, while sipping Benedictine, her indoctrination. “This huge man in overalls—”
“A Negro?” her husband asked.
“Of course. This huge man, with a very refined vocabulary, told us if we march anywhere, especially in the South, to let the Negro men march on the outside, because it’s important for their self-esteem to be able to protect us. He told us about... a New York fashion designer who went down to Selma and said she could take care of herself. Further more, she flirted with the state troopers. They finally told her to go home.”
“I thought you were supposed to love the troopers,” Richard said.
“Only abstractly. Not on your own. You mustn’t do anything within the movement as an individual. By flirting, she gave the trooper an opportunity to feel contempt.”
“She blocked his transference, as it were.”
“Don’t laugh.MoreLess
“A Negro?” her husband asked.
“Of course. This huge man, with a very refined vocabulary, told us if we march anywhere, especially in the South, to let the Negro men march on the outside, because it’s important for their self-esteem to be able to protect us. He told us about... a New York fashion designer who went down to Selma and said she could take care of herself. Further more, she flirted with the state troopers. They finally told her to go home.”
“I thought you were supposed to love the troopers,” Richard said.
“Only abstractly. Not on your own. You mustn’t do anything within the movement as an individual. By flirting, she gave the trooper an opportunity to feel contempt.”
“She blocked his transference, as it were.”
“Don’t laugh.MoreLess
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