The Auto Violation
of Marianne Faithfull
While for the first
time, since its inception, auto violation has been written down, formulated
into text, and purveyed for the consumption of those who can find it - it is
not a new or untested process. Simply look to Marianne, a repeat auto violator.
She is proof that auto violation is not a one-time practice but a living, a
breathing process. It thrives in failure and is vulnerable in success, just as
success is always vulnerable.
So you may ask: what
are we even fighting for?
If to be resentful is to be vulnerable, but to be successful without resent is still to be vulnerable – is auto violation solely masochism? And in Marianne’s case wouldn’t this be fitting given her relation to the author, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, who gave his name to masochism?
If you are asking these questions, you have found out the secret.
To be continued...
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