6 CUNT: Silencing Women in Public

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1 Gender and Sexual Norms in the Digital Age 1
5. 2 SLUT: Shaming Sexual Activity 23
6. 3 WHORE: Judging “Bad” Girls 53
7. 4 DYKE: Enforcing Heterofeminine Standards 83
8. 5 BITCH: Controlling Gender Performances 105
9. 6 CUNT: Silencing Women in Public 129
10. 7 Transformation and Dissent on Social Media 153
11. APPENDIX A: Methodology 181
12. APPENDIX B: Coding Scheme and Twitter Counts 190
13. References 193
14. Index 208
15. About the Book 216