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I think the other commenter was meaning that the *script* was forced on him, not the performance of that script.
Comment by abcdefgodthaab at 17/02/2025 at 19:01 UTC
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I also don't genuinely understand that either, but doubly.
First, what does it mean to have a script forced on you if you are not forced to perform the script? Does this mean just having no other conception of how to act? Something else?
Second, it's still not obvious to me that even a script for what Aziz did *was* forced on him. How? What is the means of force here? Most coercive pressures related to gender are aimed at behavior (which raises the first question again).