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inksmudgedhands t1_jea7an9 wrote

The word "misogynoir" is mash up of "misogyny" + "noir." With "noir" being the French word for "black." So, "misogynoir" is the hatred of specifically black women.

edit: Why the downvote? That's exactly what it means. If you don't like it, don't get mad at me. I didn't make up the word.

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BlooregardQKazoo t1_jeakii3 wrote

Yes, thank you. Once I was told what it meant I was able to reverse engineer it. But without the meaning given to me, I wouldn't have gotten there myself. The only thing I really associate noir with is film noir.

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