本論文主要探討性／別在親密家務勞動（性與家務工作）的歷史與象徵意義上的「卑賤」特質。「妳們為甚麼會選擇當妓女呢？怎麼不去找個掃街之類的、當清潔工的工作？」「她們怎麼會願意離開菲律賓，拋夫棄子地跑來香港當外傭？」（言下之意，即：她們要不是因為有骯髒、懶惰之類的道德缺陷，怎麼會淪落到來當外傭？）第一個問題是台灣的女性主義者在台北公娼運動中（1997年至1999年）問性工作者的，而第二個問題則是香港的中產階級雇主們問一位研究菲傭的人類學家的。在這兩個問題背後，隱藏著階序中身影朦朧的卑賤主體及其羞恥效應，這正是本論文所要初步追蹤的主題。本文並置閱讀社會學敘事論述與小說虛構敍事體，香港歷史與人頻學裏的婢妾研究、台灣的小說《橘子紅了》和香港的電影《自梳》，這些作品裏潛藏了一條嘉法言說的小徑，這小徑始於過去婢女以及婢女轉妾的卑賤生命，而後通向當代對婢妾的種種重／新再現，而這種種再現也正是從多種角度看／不見婢妾的卑賤性。過去的卑賤所帶來的羞恥感形成了一抹影子般的光暈，這抹疊影擦不淨也褪不去，的的確確地存在於自覺理當清晰、無影的當下。
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