History of Feminism

One_Life_To_Give

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10. Only in Connecticut

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 04:33 PM

Jan 2014

where we all know and agree that Noah Webster is infallible, and the undisputed god of the English language. ;^) Otherwise you must realize that some unenlightened individuals will consult Oxford and find

dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women:

for which it would be hard to argue that Chauvinism was not a part/subset of Misogyny.

Note: We Nutmeger's hold that Noah was in fact correct however a functionary in the years since his passing changed the entry. Hence Noah is absolved of ever possibly having created any error. And certainly Bob Steele will back up this claim.

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IMO chauvinism is a manifestation of misogyny. [View all] redqueen Jan 2014 OP

I believe people forget the historical context ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #1

Philosophy, religion, science... redqueen Jan 2014 #4

Exactly! ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #9

Yeah, chauvinism isn't a useful term. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #2

iow, misogyny can be manifested as chauvinism ... correct? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #3

That's how I see it, yes. redqueen Jan 2014 #5

ok, thanks for clarifying and expanding on this terminology. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #6

I keep thinking back to that incident at the checkout counter... redqueen Jan 2014 #7

good point. yes. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #8

Only in Connecticut One_Life_To_Give Jan 2014 #10

LOL! redqueen Jan 2014 #11

now I understand why I was confused about all this. Thanks. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #14

It's all based on the idea and assumption that half the population is inferior... YoungDemCA Jan 2014 #12

I love this post so much. redqueen Jan 2014 #13

that is how I ended up here ... Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #15