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History of Feminism

el_bryanto

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1. I may not be an expert but I don't think they mean the same thing

Reply to Violet_Crumble (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:40 AM

Jun 2014

As I understand it - Sexism refers more to the actions you take, while Misogyny refers more to the attitude/belief system which can motivate such actions. Sexist actions can be motivated by Misogyny, but could also be motivated by ignorance (i.e. someone genuinely doesn't think woman are inferior but hasn't considered how a specific action or situation may be Sexist (we all wear cultural blinders)).

Or that's what I think.

Bryant

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A question about the terms sexism and misogyny... [View all] Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 OP

I may not be an expert but I don't think they mean the same thing el_bryanto Jun 2014 #1

I think of the two the way I learned from the black community about prejudice and racism. ancianita Jun 2014 #2

I honestly never heard of the word "misogynist" until DU TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #3

I'd heard it before then, but never really thought about it much... Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #4

Here's a good article with the viewpoint of different women ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #5