"The chief motif of the ‘hard-boiled’ detective novel is that the femme fatale ..leaves many broken..."

“The chief motif of the ‘hard-boiled’ detective novel is that the femme fatale ..leaves many broken lives as a trace of its presence. ..Suddenly, one is placed in the perstpective which is hers + finds ..that she is..a..broken being,..not in control of her effects”

- SLAVOJ ZIZEK on objectifying a woman less when one suddenly finds out that she is lacking too, that she is not fatale, but human. http://alterities.tumblr.com/post/118910485321