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===Woman===
In 1973 the [[bar]] is used to strike through the definite article ''la'' whenever it precedes the noun ''femme'' ('woman'), as in [[Lacan]]'s famous phrase ''la femme n'existe pas'' ('[[woman does not exist]]').
The definite article in French indicates universality, and by crossing it out [[Lacan]] illustrates his thesis that [[femininity]] is resistant to all forms of generalisation.<ref>{{S20}} p.68</ref>
