Today, we’re examining Molly Fisher’s article, “Think Gender Is Performance? You Have Judith Butler to Thank for That” from The Cut. As you read, answer the following questions:  

• What is performativity? 
• What do you think Butler and de Beauvoir mean by “one is not born but rather becomes a woman?”
• How do you think the language we use (names and pronouns in particular) fit into notions of gender performativity?
• Why is the concept of performativity important to the study of gender and sexuality?