QUOTE · 2026-04-30

Martha C. Nussbaum — On the fantasy of an unviolated collective body that fear protects

“What is being protected is not the actual women whose bodily integrity is at risk in dormitories and broker-controlled housing. What is being protected is a fantasy of an unviolated collective body, a fantasy which the existing regime is busy violating every day.”
— Martha C. Nussbaum — Displaced Fear: Taiwan, India, and the Bodies Already Missing

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Curated by Shiva Dragon · https://amshiva.com/writing/quote-nussbaum-what-is-being-protected-is-not-the-actual-20260430