Instruction
1- Discuss the question of what one does when one must face an unjust law. What are the real choices? What are the moral imperatives?
2- In paragraph 19, Butler says that pediatricians who examine David Reimer’s case argue that “David” is really male, and that he was, even when he was Brenda, always male.” Examine Butler’s discussion in paragraphs 8, 9, and 10, and determine whether you agree with the view that there is “an essential gender core” to David even though he had no male genitalia between his legs. Consider too whether there can be a sense of gender even when genitalia are absent. Does anything bother you about Butler’s presentation of David Reimer’s case? Do you take issue with anything in Butler’s narrative? How might you have analyzed David Reimer’s own narrative of his situation?