I'm a vain creature. The swell of Swifties scratched at all the old insecurities, their blondness and thinness and girlness. But they bore no threat. I felt teary as they tied friendship bracelets to one another's wrists and daubed glitter high on their cheekbones. This was a rare celebration performed by another species and I was lucky to bear witness.

I've just seen Under the Skin and I wondered if I could ask you a few questions?

Oh, OK - why me?

I feel like I can ask you and I saw somewhere that you really liked it.

Right, no worries, what about it?

I guess, what was it about?
Made me feel weird and I'm interested in your thoughts.

Well, how I feel about it, what I think it means, what it means to me...
On the surface (in every sense)... It's about being a woman and not feeling like a good one or doing "being a woman" well.
Scarlett Johansson's character traps men and presents / changes her appearance in a very particular way in order to do that then goes on this kind of empathetic journey.
Something about her eating (or not) that cake, made me think of eating disorders.
Or maybe just mine.
That she's chased by that guy at the end and literally sheds her skin to escape.
Hunter hunted etc.
The creature underneath is this amorphous character that isn't easily gendered.
Face to face with this outward experience that doesn't match the internal one.
But that escape attempt doesn't work.
Made me feel weird too I guess haha.

Yeah haha.
Might read the book.
Thanks.

No bother.