Colman Domingo stars in the biopic Rustin as Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader responsible for organizing the 1963 March on Washington. Rustin was forced into the background because he was gay. Domingo is also starring in The Color Purple, as Mister, the abusive husband. Maureen Corrigan shares her picks for the 10 best books of the year. Also, writer and director Cord Jefferson talks about his new satirical film American Fiction. It's about a Black writer who can't get his novel published because it's not considered "Black enough." Under a pseudonym, he writes the kind of Black novel publishers seem to want. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
On the Ted Radio hour, linguist Ann.
Curzan says she gets a lot of.
Complaints about people using the pronoun they.
To refer to one person.
I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me, but it can't be singular.
And I will say, but it is.
The history behind words causing a lot of debate.
That's on the Ted radio hour from NPR.
From why yy in Philadelphia, I'm Terry Gross with FrESH Air Weekend, who stars in two big films released in time for the holidays.
In the biopic Rustin, he plays Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader most responsible for organizing the 1963 march on Washington.
But he was forced into the background because he was gay.
In the color Purple, he plays the abusive husband.
Also, writer and director Cord Jefferson talks about his new satirical film, American Fiction.
It's about a black writer who can't get his novel published because it's not considered black enough.
Under a pseudonym, he cynically writes the kind of black novel publishers seem to want.
Jefferson has also written for succession and Watchmen, and Maureen Corrigan shares her picks for the ten best books of the year.
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