“It's hard to address something if you can't actually name what it is,” says Moya Bailey, who coined a term that enables people to discuss a specific combination of racism and sexism: misogynoir.

Find Moya Bailey's work at moyabailey.com. Her new book is Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women's Digital Resistance. 

There's more about this episode, and a transcript, at theallusionist.org/misogynoir.

The music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s own songs at palebirdmusic.com or search for Pale Bird on Bandcamp and Spotify, and he’s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram. 

The Allusionist's online home is theallusionist.org. Support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/allusionist. Stay in touch at twitter.com/allusionistshow, facebook.com/allusionists how and instagram.com/allusionistshow.

&ldquo;It's hard to address something if you can't actually name what it is,&rdquo; says Moya Bailey, who coined a term that enables people to discuss a specific combination of racism and sexism: misogynoir.
Find Moya Bailey's work at <a href="moyabailey.com">moyabailey.com</a>. Her new book is Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women's Digital Resistance.&nbsp;
There's more about this episode, and a transcript, at <a href="theallusionist.org/misogynoir">theallusionist.org/misogynoir</a>.
The music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin&rsquo;s own songs at <a href="http://palebirdmusic.com">palebirdmusic.com </a>or search for Pale Bird on Bandcamp and Spotify, and he&rsquo;s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram.&nbsp;
The Allusionist's online home is <a href="http://theallusionist.org/">theallusionist.org</a>. Support the show by becoming a patron at <a href="http://patreon.com/allusionist">patreon.com/allusionist</a>. Stay in touch at <a href="http://twitter.com/allusionistshow">twitter.com/allusionistshow</a>, <a href="http://facebook.com/allusionistshow">facebook.com/allusionists how</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/allusionistshow">instagram.com/allusionistshow</a>.

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman

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