Amanda Montell
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
English is scattered with perfectly innocuous words that have devolved into insults hurled at women. The word ?bitch? originally meant male or female genitalia. ?Hussy? was simply a housewife, and a ?slut? was an untidy man or woman. Amanda Montell, feminist linguist and features editor at online magazine Byrdie, explains why words matter and why it?s imperative that women embrace their unique relationship with language. Drawing on fascinating research,...