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Discrimination vs Sexualism - What's the difference?

discrimination | sexualism |

As nouns the difference between discrimination and sexualism

is that discrimination is a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things while sexualism is the belief that one set of sexual behaviors is intrinsically superior to another set of sexual behaviors.

discrimination

Noun

(en noun)
  • a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things.
  • The state of being discriminated, distinguished from, or set apart.
  • (sometimes discrimination against ) distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry
  • sexual or racial discrimination
  • The quality of being discriminating, acute discernment, specifically in a learning situation; as to show great discrimination in the choice of means.
  • That which discriminates; mark of distinction, a characteristic.
  • Derived terms

    * nondiscrimination * reverse discrimination

    Hyponyms

    *heterosexism *ageism *ableism *xenophobia

    See also

    * stereotype * bias * racism ----

    sexualism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The belief that one set of sexual behaviors is intrinsically superior to another set of sexual behaviors.
  • Sexual prejudice or discrimination; discrimination against people with a different sexual preference based on that belief.
  • Hyponyms

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