Might it occur to no one that the originary valley girl language might
have been just another of myriad instances in which ordinary people
invent a language for themselves that provides the semi-shelter of a
resistant alternative to the reality in which they find themselves -- in
this case, as is usually the case, one set in a certain time & place --
and in this case, as is far too often the case, one which for the verymost
part is created and policed by the verysame men who wish to and do
"desire", exploit, oppress, and attempt to destroy them?
