Special Assistant for Research and Creative Achievement in the Office of the Vice President for Research // Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship // Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture // the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) // she/her
What do Lil Nas X and I have in common? A love for the word y’all!
In this article in Quartz, I explain feminist reactions to ‘you guys’ and give my take on the cultural and linguistic promise of the word y’all, as well as potential challenges to its widespread adoption.
Christine Mallinson, Ph.D. 