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Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

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5.0

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4.0

Incredibly interesting book. Lots of insight into how we talk and why and what we can do to make language less oppressive and more inclusive. 
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Interesting and fun audiobook. Author narrated! 
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5.0

As a lover of language, this book was enlightening and fascinating. "Wordslut" sheds some light on common derogatory statements made against women and traces their origins back to what they were originally intended for. 
I think the etymology of words is such an interesting study. How does a word originally created to describe "X" evolve to mean "Y"? This novel is informative and entertaining. I highly recommend this for anyone who considers themselves a feminist or anyone who is interested in words.   
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To put it in a way that Amanda Montell would probably enjoy, this book absolutely slaps. It combines two subjects I'm really interested in, gender and sociolinguistics, so I was predisposed to liking it and I'm probably biased, but it's SO good. Montell covers so much ground but each chapter is really well thought out and thoroughly researched. Some of my favourite parts were the sections on etymology, language relating to trans and LGBTQIAP+ communities, the way study of gendered insults, and women (particularly young women) as the innovators of language. If you're interested in English linguistics, this is an excellent read.

Content warnings for discussions of curse words, homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny.
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4.0

This book genuinely got me to think of language and usage as a white man - a white man who likes to think he’s a feminist ally. But there’s so much to learn, and this super witty and well-written book is right there (though I would have liked more direct citations). All I can ask from an activist and language book like this is that it gets me to think about who I am and who others are, and this did it.
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