[When asked what he would do if he were a woman for a day] Could I have sex with myself? Could there still be me and then a girl me?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Davey plays with identity concepts by asking if being a woman for a day would allow him to have sex with himself.
- In plain terms
- He jokes about gender swap scenarios and self-identity.
- What can you take from it?
- Gender role questions can lead to identity paradoxes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does gender affect identity?
- What defines self?
Another view
The joke relies on a specific hypothetical framing.
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