Definitions

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  • noun Support for male domination of women, for patriarchy; opposition to equality for women; anti-feminism.
  • noun this sense?) Promotion of values which are seen to be typically male; machismo.
  • noun Sexism in favor of men.
  • noun this sense?) Advocacy of equality for men.

Etymologies

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From mascul(ine) +‎ -ism, after feminism.

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Examples

  • The same dictionary does NOT define terms like "masculism" and "misandry," which are obviously complimentary terms to complete a fair and unbiased nomenclature of esoteric gender-political terminology.

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory 2009

  • As such, I hope that companies like Merriam-Webster will include the terms "masculism" and "misandry" and also revise their definitions of "sexism" to be more gender neutral.

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory 2009

  • * Females tend to outlive males by about 5 years (with more of society's funding sponsoring female health, such as breast cancer at the expense of prostate cancer) * Despite the fact that females are perhaps the most privileged people on earth, many dictionaries fail to acknowledge "masculism" (this in and of itself may be telling)

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory 2009

  • And also remember, the correct term is "masculism" with 4 syllables (not "masculinism" with 5 syllables).

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory 2009

  • I did a yahoo search of the word "masculism" and got about 87,900 results.

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory 2009

  • As such, I hope that companies like Merriam-Webster will include the terms "masculism" and "misandry" and also revise their definitions of "sexism" to be more gender neutral.

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory 2009

  • It is indeed interesting to note that the term "masculism" is seldom acknowledged as a real term in mainstream media (one exception is Wikipedia).

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory masculist 2009

  • The Oxford Companion to Philosophy carries a definition for "masculism".

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory 2009

  • I did a yahoo search of the word "masculism" and got about 87,900 results.

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory 2009

  • * Females tend to outlive males by about 5 years (with more of society's funding sponsoring female health, such as breast cancer at the expense of prostate cancer) * Despite the fact that females are perhaps the most privileged people on earth, many dictionaries fail to acknowledge "masculism" (this in and of itself may be telling) * It is common sense that males and females alike have an equal right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

    MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory 2009

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  • Whoever wrote this either has no idea what masculism is or is a misandrist..

    Masculism, just like feminism wants to achieve equality of genders.

    Masculists want to point out, that men are discriminated too and advocate for the rights and needs of men.

    October 21, 2019

  • HAHAHA

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    October 22, 2019