Feminists

by this part of the SoP:

'The terms "feminist/feminism" and "misogyny" have established meanings in the context of women's history. While terminology may be debated, the denigration of these relevant terms will not be allowed.'



Just for info, I posted this in a thread here back in November, and it might be useful on that point.


Sexism and misogyny are different. A rough equivalent would be the difference between racialism and racism:

ra·cial·ism
1. a. An emphasis on race or racial considerations, as in determining policy or interpreting events.
. . b. Policy or practice based on racial considerations.
2. Chiefly British Variant of racism.

rac·ism
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.

Discrimination and prejudice are different, but "racism" tends to be used in North America to cover both. A practice of not hiring people of a particular race is "racist" (but perhaps more accurately "racialist&quot ; a person who hates people of a particular race is "racist".

For sex, the former (discrimination, advocating discrimination) would be "sexist" and the latter (prejudice) "misogynist".



Perhaps it would be misogynist to accuse women's rights advocates of being sexist.