Feminazi

Feminazi is an invective neologism used predominantly in United States political rhetoric to characterize women whose ideas are believed to be vehemently misandrous; i.e.- having an irrational and extreme hatred of men. The word is a portmanteau derived from feminist and Nazi. The term does not relate to the National Socialist Women's Organization or any other organization of women who served Nazi Germany.

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Invective - Neologism - United States - Rhetoric - Women - Misandrous - Portmanteau - Feminist - Nazi - Nazi Germany

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The term was popularized by prominent broadcaster Rush Limbaugh, who credited his friend Tom Hazlett, a professor of economics at the University of California, Davis, with coining the term.

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Rush Limbaugh - Tom Hazlett - University of California, Davis

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The term feminazi has various connotations. To some pro-life conservatives, its use implies feminist advocacy for abortion rights encourages a holocaust. Others use the word rhetorically to suggest feminist views are being expressed in a unilateral manner.

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Connotations - Pro-life - Conservative - Abortion - Holocaust - Rhetorically - Feminist

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In the extreme formulation, feminazis are seen by some as women who persecute men or who desire their elimination from the public discourse and any involvement into public affairs. The term is often used as a derogatory term for feminist.

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Some women attempt to reclaim "feminazi" by redefining it in their own terms to subvert the patriarchal connotations of the label, however most feminists disclaim the nazi epithet as charged with negative connotation.

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Reclaim - Patriarchal - Nazi

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