Victor & Rolf muse Emily Ratajkowski, aka EmRata, is interviewed by newly-named head of the culture Violaine Schütz [IG], for Numero #243 out now.

EmRata is promoting Victor & Rolf’s new Flowerbomb Tiger Lily fragrance and is lensed by Anthony Arquier [IG] for Numero, wearing Victor & Rolf Couture. / Hair by Yumiko Hikage; makeup by Lloyd Simmonds

Femme Fatale Feminist

Not all French women are so positive about a declared feminist like EmRata.

Remember when French Vogue March 2022 ran a cover message that we’re living in a post feminist world now and there’s no need for women to be divisive any longer . . . if we can only convince those neanderthal American feminists to get on board. Roe went down about three months later. I added the neanderthal Americans part.

Tell that to the US Supreme Court, French ladies, because we’re fighting like hell to keep our rights in America.

Violaine Schütz is absolutely engaged with Ratajkowski, referring to her as “a spectacularly beautiful model and a sharp wit.” That compliment did not come out of AI.

The cool journalist leans into EmRata about a very thoughtful concept in her bestselling book ‘My Body’. AOC has addressed it several years ago, but it’s so important.

There are many inspiring phrases in this book. I'm thinking in particular of this one: " You thought you were a mind, but you're a body "

This comes from my experience as a woman. And “feminine-presenting person” [“ feminine-presenting ”, she says, in English]. When you are in your body and you dwell on what deeply constitutes you, you perceive yourself as this complex being who has so many memories and aspirations that she would like to realize in the world. And when, all of a sudden, you experience being objectified, suddenly all that complexity is erased, you are reduced to something much smaller, and limited to your appearance. I think this is something that all women and “feminine-looking people” have experienced. And if your livelihood is tied to your appearance and sexuality, this is even more significant.

Emily Ratajkowski is another important voice who has not signed onto the erasure of the word “women” and the “female” experience from the thinking person’s vocabulary. Anne is so very appreciative.

Like we have to vote on that slick move before it becomes official in testimony before Congress in the future. Okay, people? I don’t know where the “woke people” meeting was held that it was decided that American legal culture was dispensing with the word woman, female and girls in legislation — on behalf of about 150 million of us in America.

The nerve!!!! Please note that “men” stayed men. “Women” became persons.

I have noted a major media turnback from that brilliant strategy of faux togetherness, after thousands of us put our credit cards back in our wallets when the annual calls for money came. Mine is locked until everybody gets the message.

Obama Library in Chicago gets monthly. Sending two girls to school in Rwanda gets monthly. ACLU? Locked. They even changed the verbiage out of the mouth of beloved Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg and erased the words “women” from the mouth of our champion.

Trump didn‘t do that. [You know I despise Trump, right?] “Woke, uber-lefties” did it. Now it’s a huge issue in politics, as if we need another item on the list.

Like I said, slick move “woke ones”. Who needs to worry about AI, when a small group of elite university coastal minds — pulls a Franz Kafka ‘Metamorphosis’ move on 150 million human bodies.

EmRata shows you how to be so very delightful and calm regarding the erasure of your identity from another group demanding to be seen. Anne will have to practice being more charming like this lioness . . . to the extent it is even possible. LOL.

I do like EmRata. She just takes no BS, and it’s so inspiring in these dark times. Happy Holidays, everyone! ~ Anne