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Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
Amanda Montell
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
Amanda Montell
Even before its usage to mean "a female canine," bitch didn't refer to women at all-it originated as a gender-neutral word for "genitalia." A perfectly innocuous word devolving into an insult directed at females is the case for tons more terms, including hussy, which simply meant "housewife";
304 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 28, 2019 |
ISBN13 | 9780062868879 |
Publishers | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 150 × 214 × 27 mm · 390 g |
Language | English |
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