What is it about?

Studying how names of genitalia are used in sexist ways.

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Why is it important?

Sexism as it relates to body part lexicon.

Perspectives

Insidious ways in which sexism operates.

Busi Makoni
Pennsylvania State University

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This page is a summary of: Labeling Female Genitalia in a Southern African Context: Linguistic Gendering of Embodiment, Africana Womanism, and the Politics of Reclamation, Feminist Studies, January 2015, Feminist Studies,
DOI: 10.15767/feministstudies.41.1.42.
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