13. N E S S E R /WASPfall
winter 82784- W
Apocrita/Vespidae
The various species of wasps fall into one of two main categories:
solitary wasps and social wasps. Adult solitary wasps live and operate
alone, and most do not construct nests. By contrast, social wasps
exist in colonies numbering up to several thousand individuals and
build nests
She is highly introverted, asocial and has difficulty connecting to
people and making friends. She is particularly hostile to men who
abuse women, and takes special pleasure in exposing and punishing
them. Her appearance suggests a profound lack of interest in creating
a mainstream stable domestic sphere for herself or in house-keeping
— microwave pizza and cola are her food staples. Her relationship to
gender roles and notions of home thus appear construed in explicit
opposition to ideologies of the welfare state, including its gendered
presuppositions. In terms of sexuality, she is a popular culture
fantasy — adolescent-looking yet sexually experienced.
FW15/4058
FW15/3054
