How to Use misogynoir in a Sentence
misogynoir
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In many ways, these women benefit from the misogynoir that harms Black women.
—Melania Luisa Marte, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2022
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Another of Fight the Power’s bright spots sees both men and women take hip-hop to task for its misogyny, admitting that the deluge of ‘90s slurs and misogynoir were a blight on the genre.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2023
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Twitter threads and think pieces about Donald Glover and Drake’s potential misogyny and misogynoir come to mind.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2023
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Some Black women have pointed out that Rock's career is rife with examples of misogynoir.
—Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2022
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The lessons that Perry wants to convey, too often riddled in misogynoir, are directed almost exclusively to the Black women who watch his films.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 1 Mar. 2022
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Beyond the courtroom, the trial brought out the cancerous misogynoir within hip-hop and its online community.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
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Rock reverted to tiresome misogynoir that, at this point, is just exhausting and repetitive – not provocative.
—Tayo Bero, refinery29.com, 9 Mar. 2023
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For Brown, whose recent work on Black athlete women draws attention to the existence of misogynoir within the realm of sports, Griner’s Black, lesbian womanhood must be acknowledged.
—Nana Afua Yeboah, Essence, 21 July 2022
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However, some churches across the country have also fostered an environment of greed, misogynoir, and bigotry.
—Aramide Tinubu, Essence, 29 Dec. 2022
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After reporting Lanez to police and speaking up about the incident on social media, Megan Thee Stallion suffered a wave of harassment and misogynoir from the hip-hop community and beyond.
—Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
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Where its first season explored how hip-hop was marginalized by American culture, this new season focuses on who gets marginalized within hip-hop — kicking off with an episode about misogynoir in relation to the Tory Lanez trial.
—Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
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Editor’s picks People often use trans as an insult or dig, especially at Black women with sharp jaws or broad shoulders — a specific type of misogynoir intended to humiliate.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
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Bailey coined misogynoir to describe the unique discrimination experienced by Black women; the term was then popularized on Tumblr through its discussion by other women writers and academics.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022
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Instead of being celebrated, Turner's story of survival was used as fodder to exemplify the music industry’s insidious practice of misogyny and misogynoir.
—Taylor Crumpton, refinery29.com, 26 May 2023
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Experiencing misogynoir can cause anxiety to skyrocket.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 22 Sep. 2021
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