Sexist vs Feminist - What's the difference?
sexist | feminist |
Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.
Relating to or in accordance with feminism.
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, date = 2000-05-01
, author = (bell hooks)
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, edition = 2nd
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, passage = Feminist struggle takes place anytime anywhere any female or male resists sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.
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An advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life.
A member of a feminist political movement.
As nouns the difference between sexist and feminist
is that sexist is a person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism while feminist is an advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life.As adjectives the difference between sexist and feminist
is that sexist is unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other while feminist is relating to or in accordance with feminism.sexist
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Robert and Jessica both lost all respect for their father when they found him to be sexist .
