NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A U.S. academic who coined the term “misogynoir” for discrimination against black women said hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter are helping activists to use social media to mobilise and demand justice. Moya Bailey, co-author of a new book #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice, coined “misogynoir” in 2008 after noticing…
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MIT Press #HashtagActivism Talk
Join authors Sarah J. Jackson, Moya Bailey, and Brooke Foucault Welles to look at how marginalized groups use Twitter to advance counter-narratives, preempt political spin, and build diverse networks of dissent. Learn more about the book: https://bit.ly/35DTLt4
Misogynoir in the Media
Misogynoir is popping up in the media and I am going to do a better keeping track. Here are two places I and the word have shown up. Why do we talk about black women differently? Activist Moya Bailey (@moyazb) coined the term “misogynoir” to address the discrimination black women face every day. pic.twitter.com/m6oU472Q2N —…
Real Gs Move in Silence
The “Notorious BGS” strikes again. While the rest of us were wringing our hands about the latest far right homophobic attack, Beverly Guy-Sheftall has been quietly working to build institutions that will support us beyond reaction. I pride myself on staying up to date on the happenings of my alma mater but when my Spelman…
SGL Presents Drs. Sari van Anders and Moya Bailey on Caster Semenya
I did this video a while ago! Glad to see it in the world. Sending lots of love to @caster800m
Women Tweet on Violence: From #YesAllWomen to #MeToo
Sarah J. Jackson, Brooke Foucault Welles and I wrote a book!!! Here’s an article based on one of our chapters. I can’t wait for the book to be in the world! From the earliest feminist press to Twitter, women have used technology to create and sustain narratives that demand attention and redress for gendered violence….
A Mandate for More: On Unapologetic
I had the opportunity to read Charlene Carruthers book Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements. Here’s a short excerpt of my Short Take. Carruthers also challenges millennials’ and Generation Z’s affinities for social media, arguing that while it is potentially a useful tool, it can be distracting and take organizers away…
“Surviving R. Kelly” Serves Up a Toxic Cocktail of Misogynoir and Masculinity
I had some thoughts about music, misogynoir, and masculinity and it’s up at Bitch Media. Surviving R. Kelly unironically tracks the maturation of a predator who learned from his 2008 trial that it’s better to harm girls and women who are just north of 18 because slightly older women don’t garner police interest. Rather than understanding…
“‘Misogynoir’ Coiner Moya Bailey Is Eating Pasta and Channeling Her Inner Black Auntie”
When doing an interview is an absolute joy and the title just fully sums up the way I live my life. Dr. Moya Bailey believes that good things come from connecting and organizing. After seeing how Black women were stereotyped and miscategorized in medical yearbooks while working on her graduate school dissertation in 2010, Bailey coined…