As long as we set the bar for “real” womanhood and “real” manhood to be what our oppressors have, we will never be free. Black liberation will never be found by letting Black men be violent as white men are. Black liberation will never be found through the patriarchy. No matter how allegiant you are to the ideals, people, and institutions that oppress you–no matter how many trinkets they give you to cover up your chains–it doesn’t change the reality that you are still in chains. It doesn’t change the reality that you are still burdened. Let’s not choose oppression, people!

In today's episode Brendane unpacks misogynoir and the centuries long battle of Black women addressing misogyny, abuse, and mistreatment in Black communities. She also responds to some of the online harassment she has received.

Timestamps

Misogynoir Defined 5:37

Tracing Misogynoir through the centuries

• Anna Julia Cooper 11:06

• Michele Wallace 38:29

• Courtney Desiree Morris 1:06:18

Exploring the Tweets 1:21:25

Resources

Dr. Kalyn Coghill

On Misogynoir: Citation, Erasure, and Plagiarism

Dr. Feminista Jones

bell hooks, The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

Michele Wallace, Black Macho and the Myth of the Black Superwoman

Johnetta B Cole and Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Gender Talk: The Struggle for Women’s Equality in African American Communities,

Anna Julia Cooper Biography

Courtney Desiree Morris, Why Misogynists Make Great Informants,