ISBN-13: 9780062868886
As funny as it is informative, this book will have you laughing out loud while you contemplate the revolutionary power of words.Camille Perri, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met CassidyA brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us.The word bitch conjures many images, but it is most often meant to describe an unpleasant woman. Even before its usage to meana female canine, bitch didnt refer to women at allit originated as a gender-neutral word forgenitalia. A perfectly innocuous word devolving into an insult directed at females is the case for tons more terms, including hussy, which simply meanthousewife; and slut, which meantan untidy person and was also used to describe men. These are just a few of historys many English slurs hurled at women.Amanda Montell, reporter and feminist linguist, deconstructs languagefrom insults, cursing, gossip, and catcalling to grammar and pronunciation patternsto reveal the ways it has been used for centuries to keep women and other marginalized genders from power. Ever wonder why so many people are annoyed when women speak with vocal fry or use like as filler? Or why certain gender-neutral terms stick and others dont? Or where stereotypes of how women and men speak come from in the first place?Montell effortlessly moves between history, science, and popular culture to explore these questionsand how we can use the answers to affect real social change. Her irresistible humor shines through, making linguistics not only approachable but downright hilarious and profound.Wordslutgets to the heart of our language, marvels at its elasticity, and sheds much-needed light on the biases that shadow women in our culture and our consciousness.
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ISBN-13: 9780062868886
As funny as it is informative, this book will have you laughing out loud while you contemplate the revolutionary power of words.Camille Perri, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met CassidyA brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us.The word bitch conjures many images, but it is most often meant to describe an unpleasant woman. Even before its usage to meana female canine, bitch didnt refer to women at allit originated as a gender-neutral word forgenitalia. A perfectly innocuous word devolving into an insult directed at females is the case for tons more terms, including hussy, which simply meanthousewife; and slut, which meantan untidy person and was also used to describe men. These are just a few of historys many English slurs hurled at women.Amanda Montell, reporter and feminist linguist, deconstructs languagefrom insults, cursing, gossip, and catcalling to grammar and pronunciation patternsto reveal the ways it has been used for centuries to keep women and other marginalized genders from power. Ever wonder why so many people are annoyed when women speak with vocal fry or use like as filler? Or why certain gender-neutral terms stick and others dont? Or where stereotypes of how women and men speak come from in the first place?Montell effortlessly moves between history, science, and popular culture to explore these questionsand how we can use the answers to affect real social change. Her irresistible humor shines through, making linguistics not only approachable but downright hilarious and profound.Wordslutgets to the heart of our language, marvels at its elasticity, and sheds much-needed light on the biases that shadow women in our culture and our consciousness.
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