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Sexualization vs Sexualism - What's the difference?

sexualization | sexualism |

As nouns the difference between sexualization and sexualism

is that sexualization is the act or process of sexualizing while sexualism is the belief that one set of sexual behaviors is intrinsically superior to another set of sexual behaviors.

sexualization

English

Noun

  • The act or process of sexualizing.

    • 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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    See also

    * (l) English words suffixed with -ism