What is misogynoir?

About this episode

You may remember that we discussed the idea of intersectionality in a previous episode of Do You Really Know?. The term describes how characteristics like race, class, gender, sexual orientation and physical ability “intersect” when it comes to social discrimination. Well, today we’re going to talk about a more recent term for the unique type of discrimination that black women face: misogynoir. Just last month, British charity Glitch released its “Digital Misogynoir Report”, which was based on analysis of close to 1 million text-based messages about women posted on social media.  Where does the term misogynoir come from? How does misogynoir manifest? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : Why do people consider the number seven lucky? What's the best way to organise my fridge? How can I recognise a flying monkey, the narcissistic abuser’s best friend? A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices