misogynoir

hugovk commented on the word misogynoir

misogynoir, n.

Model View Culture, 23 July 2015:

Moreover, it states that “being unable to understand why someone holds a viewpoint doesn’t mean that they’re wrong.” Except it sometimes does mean they are wrong when that viewpoint is “women shouldn’t code” or that a black woman contributor shouldn’t be offended by misogynoir in the project’s Slack channel.

September 3, 2015

erinmckean commented on the word misogynoir

It's miso-gy(n)-noir, noir as in black

July 17, 2015

vendingmachine commented on the word misogynoir

I get the miso and gyn. Kindly explain "oir".

July 17, 2015

erinmckean commented on the word misogynoir

The distortion and devaluing of Black women’s gender identity is a curious feature of what Dr. Moya Bailey has termed “misogynoir,” which refers to the unique hatred of Black women and girls. Salon

July 16, 2015