I just reread her dialogue with Derrida about violence towards animals in For What Tomorrow... .
Do you think she needs to disavow the bête because she is afraid she is bête?
(For those that don't know French, bête means animal, but it also means stupid).
Update:
Greg has a post on Rodinesco's points in the dialogue. It is much better than my middle school insults. What can I say, he clearly has more patience than I.