Linguistic Injustice: The Fragility of Women and Girls' Voices in Sexist Contexts

In: Nordic Wittgenstein review: NWR

Abstract

My paper deals with the fragility of women and girls' voices in sexist contexts. I describe this situation as one of linguistic injustice, and I propose an approach based on Wittgenstein and Cavell's works. I argue that the characteristic female experience of being silenced when they express their experiences in sexist contexts can be understood as a lack of attunement with the community of male locutors.