"Gender, which is a state of mind and embodied attitude, is a site of volatile power, pleasure, and subtle coercion, often used to _______ our thoughts and bodily affects. Normative gender is certainly wielded as a weapon by children anxious to shore up their own selfhood by challenging someone else's. Consider your memory and you'll find that this is true."
A) discipline
B) free
C) celebrate
D) epitomize

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The correct choice is "discipline" because the context of the sentence suggests that gender norms and attitudes can constrain or regulate ("discipline") thoughts and bodily affects, rather than liberating, celebrating, or epitomizing them.

"Gender, Which Is a State of Mind and Embodied Attitude