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sexist

[sek-sist] / ˈsɛk sɪst /






NOUN
misogynist
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“You hear a youngness when you listen to these songs,” says musicologist Lily Hirsch, author of “Can’t Stop the Grrrls: Confronting Sexist Labels in Music from Ariana Grande to Yoko Ono.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Fiona Texeire, a co-founder of the Observatory of Sexual and Sexist Violence in Politics, said that some women leave politics “because it is not an environment where you can work in perfect safety.”

From New York Times • May 23, 2022

The University of Pittsburgh has declared that terms such as "secretary," "clerk," and "omsbudsman" are considered "Sexist Language."

From Fox News • Oct. 26, 2021

Life changed this week for L.A. girl-punk band the Linda Lindas, whose library performance of “Racist, Sexist Boy” blew up the internet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2021

Q. Re: Sexist memes: Does your program have a school newspaper?

From Slate




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