misogynoir
misogynoir – sostantivo
Misogynoir is destructive because it uniquely targets black women, using the intersection of both their gender and race against them.
Discussing, recognizing, and understanding misogynoir is crucial to an effective and compassionate feminism.
La sfuriata di Serena Williams dopo essere stata penalizzata dal giudice di sedia durante la finale degli US Open di tennis ha spaccato l’opinione pubblica tra chi ha ritenuto corretto l’operato dell’ufficiale di gara e chi ha puntualizzato che lo stesso giudice, in circostanze simili ma in incontri di tennis maschile, è stato decisamente più ‘morbido’. La polemica è stata esacerbata dalla pubblicazione di una vignetta in odore di razzismo apparsa su un quotidiano australiano che ha caricaturizzato pesantemente la migliore tennista di sempre.
E se a detta di alcuni la condotta del giudice ha connotazioni sessiste, secondo altri c’è in ballo qualcosa di più sinistro, in particolare per quanto riguarda la vignetta. Il giudice, il disegnatore e molti commentatori sono stati tacciati di misogynoir, un’odiosa combinazione di misoginia frutto di sessismo e discriminazione razziale.
Origini del termine
Il termine misogynoir, una parola macedonia composta da misogyny e noir, è stato coniato nel 2010 dalla femminista afroamericana gay Moya Bailey per descrivere la misoginia nei confronti delle donne di colore nella cultura hip-hop.
Traduzione di Loredana Riu
misogynoir – noun
Misogynoir is destructive because it uniquely targets black women, using the intersection of both their gender and race against them.
Discussing, recognizing, and understanding misogynoir is crucial to an effective and compassionate feminism.
When tennis star Serena Williams was penalised by the umpire following an on-court meltdown during the US Open Final, reactions were mixed. While some observers thought the umpire’s response appropriate to the level of offence, others were quick to point out that male players who behaved in similar ways had often been punished less severely by the same umpire. The situation was exacerbated by the publication in an Australian newspaper of a cartoon that used what many regard as racist tropes to portray the woman who is acknowledged to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
While some critics ascribe the umpire’s decisions to sexism, others have pointed to a more sinister phenomenon, particularly in relation to the cartoon. The umpire and the cartoonist as well as many commentators were all said to be guilty of misogynoir, an ugly combination of misogyny and racism that leads to women of colour being more discriminated against than their lighter-skinned sisters.
Origin
The term misogynoir was coined by queer black feminist Moya Bailey in 2010 when she was a graduate student, originally to describe misogyny towards black women in hip-hop. It is a blend of misogyny and noir meaning ‘black’.
