“Early in my freshman year of college, I was severely reprimanded and summarily cold-shouldered by the newly formed Womyn's Collective for the following suggestion:
Silence. I squirmed a bit in my seat, and felt stares of my classmates so hot with accusation that I swore I could feel the skin burning off my face.
The girl in charge (who would never admit to being in charge-- after all, this was a”