Annotated Bibliography

Mills, Sara. Language and Sexism. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2008. EBSCOHost EBook

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Sara Mills examines the prevalence of sexism that is expressed through modern language. A distinction is made between "overt" sexism and "indirect" sexism. Overtly sexist language occurs when a word is used or a statement is made that is intentionally sexist and oftentimes abusive in nature. Indirect sexism in language occurs when the words or statements made are more "vague". Mills also covers topics that occur when viewing language intellectually, such as common stereotypes, context, hate speech, and ways in which one can challenge sexist language.

MacKinnon, Catharine A. Only Words. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1993. Print.

Catharine MacKinnon argues that the oppression of women is not imaginary and that language is what our most basest interactions rely upon. She asserts that the first amendment protects the perpetrators of discriminatory acts, specifically that of pornographic film makers, stating essentially that the creators of such films are rapists.