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argue with someone this weekend about the gendered implications of "hustle"!!

Jul 01, 2016
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Love you some linguistics for the holiday weekend? Here’s a pair worth your time:

The Lost History of The Booty Call, from Esquire, because of course.

The Best Revenge Is Your Paper: Notes on Women’s Work, which parses the use of “hustle,” dives into some deep post-hype Lemonade analysis, and the gender politics of emotional labor.

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