Backlash as the Moment of Revelation

What is backlash, and how might it vary? I view misogyny and backlash as operating on a continuum. Misogyny and backlash are both organized around power that is structured through hierarchy. Backlash is concerned with impeding the exchange of power from those who should have it (i.e., the natural power holders at the top of the hierarchy) to those who should not (i.e., the remaining groups below). Following this, backlash is the moment of revelation. It is the point when a group's treatment signals that a do-not-cross line has been breached. For some, the distance between everyday lived experience and the line of backlash is relatively small; for others, it may be quite significant. Finally, I argue that the backlash spectrum is best understood as multinodal. Such a conception can unpack the hierarchical organization of power as it relates to backlash, and it can capture the interaction of privilege and disadvantage within and among the different groups, especially different groups of women, that experience backlash differently.