Definitions
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- noun A person who
discriminates on grounds ofsex ; someone who practisessexism . - adjective Unfairly
discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
- adjective discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)
Etymologies
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Examples
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I was in an environment full of testosterone and chaotic male hormones, and the word sexist had not yet been invented.
In the Frame Helen Mirren 2007
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I was in an environment full of testosterone and chaotic male hormones, and the word sexist had not yet been invented.
In the Frame Helen Mirren 2007
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Feel free to use the term sexist in the contest of Wolcott.
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In an effort to enlighten ourselves, we searched the term "sexist" on several stock photography sites, and we came up with some fairly resolute results.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines sexism (from which the term sexist derives) as:
The Rebel Yell 2009
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Osez le féminisme (Dare feminism) and Les Chiennes de garde (Guard bitches), two feminist groups in France, have launched a nationwide campaign against mademoiselle, branding the title "sexist."
Thestar.com - Home Page Anita Li 2011
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Her petition urged shoppers to boycott J.C. Penney until it stopped selling shirts with what she called sexist messaging.
News 2011
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Her petition urged shoppers to boycott J.C. Penney until it stopped selling shirts with what she called sexist messaging.
News 2011
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What's sexist is when ALL female characters are written this way.
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Do you have the right to engage in sexist stag talk in a bar?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws 2010
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