I have been thinking a lot about how language is used to express things implicitly or just to add a hint, a nuance, without explicitly saying something.
The more I think about it, the more it seems that misogyny is often expressed in this way. For example, saying "a nagging wife" or a "hysterical girl" etc.
This has also got me thinking about other points of language. Does it matter if we say for example 'actress' or should actor be used for both?
(I should perhaps mention that I am a professional translator, so I think carefully about the right choice of word all the time.)
Ooh, this has brought me on to another point. Do you think it belittles women to refer to them as 'girls' as adults, while males of the same age range are referred to as 'men'?
Feminism: Sex and gender discussions
Language and Misogyny
alexpolismum · 28/10/2010 13:55
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