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Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
by Amanda Montell
I purposely picked up this book because I'd be devouring books for a while - reading one every few days - but there were all fluff. I'm not opposed to fluff, but I had a taste for something else, and this really fit the bill. I read about a chapter per night, maybe a little more, and savored each chapter, giving myself time to think from night to night about the topic of each, the evidence she offers, the theories she hangs. She covers both complimentary and insulting terms for women and men, plus touches on the language wars when it comes to casual language, academia, and business and marketing. She refers to activism around women's rights, as well as racial equality, and how language really needs to be considered on the ground floor as we try to dream into being a more inclusive future. There's lots of food for thought here.