Miscellaneous musings on language and TV

An observation on word choice, which I posted (with a few minor differences) on Facebook yesterday:

“Chauvinism,” “sexism,” and “misogyny” are not, for a careful writer, interchangeable. If you’re looking for the word with the greatest impact, you’re likely to choose “misogyny,” but you ought to be aware that, though milder definitions can be found, the roots of the word add up to “hatred of women.” If hatred is really what you’re describing, fine, but if it’s only prejudice or discrimination...