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| Document Type: | Book |
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Amanda Montell |
| ISBN: | 9780062868879 006286887X 9780062868886 0062868888 |
| OCLC Number: | 1051052154 |
| Description: | 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents: | Meet sociolinguistics : what all the cool feminists are talking about -- slutty skank hoes and nasty dykes : a comprehensive list of gendered insults i hate (but also kind of love?) -- wait... what does the word woman mean anyway? : plus other questions of sex, gender, and the language behind them -- "mm-hmm, girl, you're right" : how women talk to each other when dudes aren't around -- women didn't ruin the english language -- they, like, invented it -- how to embarrass the shit out of people who try to correct your grammar -- how to confuse a catcaller (and other ways to verbally smash the patriarchy) -- fuck it : an ode to cursing while female -- "cackling" clinton and "sexy" scarjo : the struggle of being a woman in public -- time to make this book just a little bit gayer -- cyclops, panty puppet, bald-headed bastard (and 100+ other things to call your genitalia) -- so... in one thousand years, will women rule the english language? |
| Responsibility: | Amanda Montell. |
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“Amanda Montell has given validation and tools to those of us who have always felt wrong in our guts about the way gender permeates our means of communication and the criticisms often lobbed at women for how we talk. Wordslut is brilliant fun and empowers all women to give ourselves a voice." -- Gaby Dunn, author of <em>Bad with Money</em> "As funny as it is informative, this book will have you laughing out loud while you contemplate the revolutionary power of words. Who knew sociolinguistics could be so damn entertaining? Leave it to a master of language like Amanda Montell to pull off this semantic magic trick." -- Camille Perri, author of <em>The Assistants</em> and <em>When Katie Met Cassidy </em> Grounded in decades of innovative feminist scholarship, full of witty personal stories, and written with the pragmatic aim of disrupting and changing the status quo, this is a humorous and important book for anyone interested in gender equality, wordplay, or fostering precise communication. Just the kind of sharp, relevant scholarship needed to continue to inspire the next generation of feminist thought. -- <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> "I get so jazzed about the future of feminism knowing that Amanda Montell's brilliance is rising up and about to explode worldwide." -- Jill Soloway “As a bitch who says bitch and loves to talk about bitches, this smart and freakishly entertaining book awakens parts of my brain I didn't know existed while tickling all my foul-mouthed, feminist, word-obsessed fancies. If you're a human who speaks English and aren't reading this, then what on earth are you doing." -- Samantha Irby “This feisty, fascinating critique of the English language will make you feel smarter after every paragraph. Amanda Montell's analyses are sharp and provocative but also funny and accessible. She's the cool feminist nerd we need." -- Whitney Cummings, creator of <em>2 Broke Girls</em> “At its heart, this work reflects a tenet of sociolinguistic study: language is not divorced from culture; it both reflects and creates beliefs about identity and power. Modern stylings situated within foundational research will hopefully bring a new audience to the field of language and gender studies." -- <em>Library Journal</em> “Wordslut is filled with fascinating info about the sexist history of ourlanguage: I literally said 'whoa' multiple times while reading this book.It is so witty and brilliant. Men and women both need to read it." -- Blyth Roberson Read more...
