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masculinist

[ mas-kyuh-lin-ist ]

adjective

  1. advocating for men’s rights, in opposition to feminism, and supporting traditional gender roles:

    Nostalgia for a bygone era inspires core masculinist ideals of femininity and manliness.

  2. maintaining the superiority of men over women: masculinist and patriarchal bias in politics.

    masculinist hiring practices;

    masculinist and patriarchal bias in politics.



noun

  1. an advocate of men’s rights:

    Masculinists are asking the police force to allocate resources specifically for male victims of domestic violence.

masculinist

/ ˈmæskjʊlɪst; ˈmæskjʊlɪnɪst /

noun

  1. an advocate of the rights of men
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, characterized by, or relating to men's rights
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of masculinist1

First recorded in 1910–15; masculine ( def ) + -ist ( def ), on the model of feminist ( def )
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Its pseudo-futuristic vision is militaristic, stainless-steel fortified, masculinist, individualistic, and unforgiving.

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Andre de Trichateau, a therapist based in South Kensington, London, brought up the appeal of masculinist influencers such as Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed "misogynist", who has 10.4 million followers on X.

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But so was a deep well of masculinist anger.

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This meandering pathway towards "knowledge," which was a rite of passage when I was an undergraduate at Morehouse College, is nearly always framed in masculinist terms, a desire to prove to oneself and the world the "humanity" of Black men through material power.

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Arriving a few years after the peak of pop culture’s obsession with serial killers, “Black Bird” somewhat undercuts its own critique of the masculinist circling of wagons with its disinterest in both the victims and its sole significant female character, Agent McCauley, who’s needlessly sexualized while barely fleshed out.

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