{"product_id":"pretty-bitches-on-being-called-crazy-angry-bossy-frumpy-feisty-and-all-the-other-words-that-are-used-to-undermine-women-hardcover","title":"Pretty Bitches: On Being Called Crazy, Angry, Bossy, Frumpy, Feisty, and All the Other Words That Are Used to Undermine Women - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLizzie Skurnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRebecca Traister\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese empowering essays from leading women writers examine the power of the gendered language that is used to diminish women -- and imagine a more liberated world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWords matter. They wound, they inflate, they define, they demean. They have nuance and power. \"Effortless,\" \"Sassy,\" \"Ambitious,\" \"Aggressive\" What subtle digs and sneaky implications are conveyed when women are described with words like these? Words are made into weapons, warnings, praise, and blame, bearing an outsized influence on women's lives -- to say nothing of our moods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one knows this better than Lizzie Skurnick, writer of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times' \u003c\/i\u003ecolumn\u003ci\u003e \"\u003c\/i\u003eThat Should be A Word\"\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand a veritable queen of cultural coinage. And in \u003ci\u003ePretty Bitches\u003c\/i\u003e, Skurnick has rounded up a group of powerhouse women writers to take on the hidden meanings of these words, and how they can limit our worlds -- or liberate them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Laura Lipmann and Meg Wolizer to Jennifer Weiner and Rebecca Traister, each writer uses her word as a vehicle for memoir, cultural commentary, critique, or all three. Spanning the street, the bedroom, the voting booth, and the workplace, these simple words have huge stories behind them -- stories it's time to examine, re-imagine, and change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLizzie Skurnick\u003c\/b\u003e is the creator of the long-running \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e word-coinage column \"That Should Be a Word.\" Her coinages have been featured in \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, on NPR's Weekend Edition, and more. She served a term as Vice President of the National Book Critics Circle, and has been a judge for the LA Times book prize and the PEN Book awards. A frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications, she teaches at NYU. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771367915808,"sku":"9781580059190","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c1e01210f4c7d3e5f4eaec27f41b8b66.webp?v=1780385534","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pretty-bitches-on-being-called-crazy-angry-bossy-frumpy-feisty-and-all-the-other-words-that-are-used-to-undermine-women-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}