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Claude Cahun Cause Of Death: Who Is Claude Cahun And How Did They Die?

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Claude Cahun is also also known as Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob. Born on October 25, 1894, in Nantes, France, Cahun came from an established family of Jewish writers in France. they lived until December 18, 1954, aged 60.

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Editorial Note: Even though Claude was born female, Claude Cahun identified as nonbinary. For this reason, gender-neutral pronouns will be used throughout this article.

Cahun and their lesbian partner, Marcel Moore had a suicide plan. They (two of them) carried out a series of barbiturates. After three years, they (two of them) were caught and sentenced to death.

What was Claude Cahun known for?

Photographer, writer, surrealist, and performance artist who was largely written out of history until the late 1980s when her photographs were included in an exhibition of Surrealist photography in 1986. They are known for self-portraits that portray them as ambiguously gendered.  They are also a writer.

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Was Claude Cahun a nonbinary?

Yes, Claude was a nonbinary, even though Claude had a lesbian relationship with Marcel Moore till their death. It was very difficult to point out the exact gender they identified with. They identified with the butch lesbians, genderqueer and trans.

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What did Cahun identify as?

To Claude, identity was mutable or unstable. in their self-portraits, they presented themself sometimes as a man, sometimes as a woman, sometimes thoroughly androgynous, and sometimes so heavily made-up and costumed that it was impossible to determine their gender.

What pronouns did Claude Cahun use?

“It depended on the situation,” Cahun wrote in their autobiography, Disavowels. “Neuter is the only gender that always suits me,” they added. Cahun prefers “they” pronouns and alternates between “she” or “he”.


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20 responses to “Claude Cahun Cause Of Death: Who Is Claude Cahun And How Did They Die?”

  1. Tyson avatar
    Tyson

    I just wanted to know why they were put to death, this article does not specify exactly what and actually why?

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  2. Ian avatar
    Ian

    I think Claude cahun was a great person because she tried and never gave up

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  3. ur local gendersylphen individual avatar
    ur local gendersylphen individual

    :O FELLOW ENBY WHO LIKES GIRLS
    I hope they went to heaven!

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  4. SwanLake avatar
    SwanLake

    This confuses me Lol

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  5. SwanLake avatar
    SwanLake

    Omg, its so cool to learn about her. I am confused how they fooled the nazis. Also how come Claude died and not their partner?

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    1. Diamond avatar
      Diamond

      I agree it is cool learning about her but it is confusing and why her partner died at 80 but she died at 60 and they were both sentenced to death!

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  6. Stephen avatar
    Stephen

    Fascinating artwork by a fascinating character. Sadly, this article further attempts to water down our understanding of basic biology by using the ridiculous and grammatically incorrect pronouns “they, their, them,” etc. to refer to a single individual, a practice that is becoming nauseatingly frequent of late. Languages can and should change over time, but not in a way that makes it harder to understand what’s being said. The fact that Claude Cahun had a suicide plan may be instructive here. In fact, the very sentence that discusses that uses the word “they,” so it’s impossible to understand if the author means “they” in the context of the couple or “they” to refer solely to Claude Cahun. Prima facie evidence of why using “they” for one person is a bad idea.

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    1. Marshall. avatar
      Marshall.

      That is why the author specified in the parenthesis.

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    2. ur local enby avatar
      ur local enby

      how are they/them pronouns so confusing? didn’t u learn them n kindergarten?

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    3. Anonymous avatar
      Anonymous

      You just found a long way of saying you are homophobic. Congrats.

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    4. X avatar
      X

      You clearly have no reading comprehension skills. The sentence that talks about Claude’s and Marcel’s suicide distinctly states “They (two of them)…” to show we’re talking about the both of them. The English language has been using “they, them, theirs” pronouns to talk about a single person, especially one where you don’t know their name, since forever. I’ll even give you an example:

      Person A: “My cousin’s coming into town this Friday”
      Person B: “Nice! Where are they from?”

      Just because you can’t understand something, doesn’t mean its a “bad idea”.

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    5. Hazel avatar
      Hazel

      While you may be too bigoted to realize, the pronouns they/them are not grammatically incorrect at all. In fact you probably use them all the time without realizing it. For example, say you find someone’s lost dog, you call THEM on the phone and think to yourself “wow i bet THEY are gonna be so exited to find THEIR dog.” If you are unsure of someones gender identity, the grammatically correct thing to do is to use gender neutral terms to refer to THEM. And yes, while in some context it may make it somewhat difficult to understand if the author meant in a singular way or referring to a group, whoever is making the statement can easily end the statement such as THEY did here. (by saying two of them) But really, even if it was grammatically incorrect (witch its not) its a very real thing to have dysphoria and feel as though you don’t fit into either of the stereotypical categories (being male or female). Respecting peoples identity and pronouns is just human decency so whether you agree with it or not you should’t be saying its nauseating or ridiculous because in all certainly it’s the farthest thing from it.

      thank you for your time.

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    6. bean avatar
      bean

      Dude the author literally made notes about if it was singular or plural. Either way, if you were more curious you could do more research whether it was just one or both of them with a pact. And if you find using they/them/theirs as “grammatically incorrect”, maybe do research on that as well because that is entirely false. Since you use binary pronouns, (I am assuming since you seem so against the idea of non-binary pronouns), you get no say in this so sit back and enjoy your privileged life and stop telling others how they should express themselves.

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  7. Lily avatar
    Lily

    you are so ugly

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    1. SwanLakd avatar
      SwanLakd

      bro ssthu

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    2. reviewing A B T C avatar
      reviewing A B T C

      Please dont say that its rude and mean

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    3. Milo avatar
      Milo

      I think they are beautiful just the way they are. It’s a shame that you would call them ugly. There just like us but with different perspectives of their live and who they are and there’s nothing wrong with that.

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  8. Z avatar
    Z

    Hello,
    If Claude Cahun was nonbinary shouldn’t they be referred to as ‘they’? This article mention numbers numerous times that I quote, “known for self-portraits that portray her as ambiguously gendered,” as well as, “Yes, Claude was a nonbinary.”. While we don’t know exactly what they had identified as; we do make guesses and have high reason do believe that they were nonbinary and/or genderqueer.

    Something along those lines would be exceptional. I’m of course one person and on my side of thing it just makes me a bit uncomfortable.
    Overall, this is a criticism. More things should be explained more thoroughly and such.
    Thank you for your time.

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    1. Local Correspondent avatar
      Local Correspondent

      Thanks for your contribution.

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  9. Masaad avatar
    Masaad

    OMG , This feels like I am in annie

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