"[B]odies are never simply and literally bodies: they are always inscribed within a system of value..."

“[B]odies are never simply and literally bodies: they are always inscribed within a system of value differentiation; they are gendered and racially marked; they have weight, height, age; they may be healthy or unhealthy; they may be able-bodied or disabled.”

- Sara Ahmed, Differences That Matter (27)