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English
Etymology
Blend of men + feminism.
Noun
meninism (uncountable)
- A movement or philosophy, often presented satirically, in favour of the rights and interests of men.
- 1996, Patrick Warren, "Stick to bacon, Todd" (letter to the editor), Imprint (University of Waterloo), Volume 19, Number 5, 28 June 1996, page 9:
- As a man whose primary interests include neither beer nor bacon, I strongly object to the suggestion that these are issues which would define "the concepts and ideals of meninism." Furthermore, the idea of "meninism" does not currently exist as a movement because men's issues are in no way underrepresented in mainstream culture.
1997 December 28, Carol Ann Hemingway, “Re: FEMINISM IS IRRELEVANT”, in soc.men (Usenet):The really great thing about feminism, or meninism, is that as we become more and more egalitarian, there will be less of a need for either.
- 2015, Jay Woofter, "#Meninists Twitter trend reacts to feminism", The Collegian (Kansas State University), Volume 120, Number 82, 29 January 2015, page 3:
- One question to ask, however, is if meninism could be taken seriously, or if it really is just an online joke.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:meninism.
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