By Allison Briscoe-Smith — 2004
One successful way to combat prejudice, it seems, is by serving as a model to others.
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CLEAR ALL
The black lesbian feminist writer and poet, who died 25 years ago, is better known than ever, her words often quoted in books and on social media.
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Until the marches, “pussy” was treated like a four-letter dirty word. What followed, as women responded to the crass reference to them as a body part, became an enantiodromia—a derogatory and shameful word became transformed into its opposite.