sexist
adjective
disapprovinguk/ˈsek.sɪst/us/ˈsek.sɪst/suggestingthat themembersof onesexare lessable,intelligent, etc. than themembersof the othersex, or referring to that sex'sbodies,behaviour, orfeelingsin anegativeway:
sexistcomments/jokes带有性别歧视的评论／玩笑
Shedescribedherformerbossas anold-fashionedsexistpig.
- Women are often thesubjectof sexistjokes.
- Thediscussionprovedthat sexistattitudesstillremain.
- It's abitsexist to say that men don't dohousework.
Human rights
- affirmative action
- ageism
- ageist
- anti-discrimination
- anti-feminism
- desegregation
- discriminate
- discrimination
- EDI
- EDIB
- freedom
- gay liberation
- gay rights
- gender discrimination
- gender-based violence
- sister under the skinidiom
- sisterhood
- suffragette
- women's libber
- women's liberation
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Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
Grammar
Sexist language
Sexist language is language which excludes one sex or the other, or which suggests that one sex is superior to the other. For example, traditionally, he, him and his were used to refer to both sexes, male and female, but nowadays many people feel that this makes she, her and hers seem less important or inferior. It is best to avoid sexist language in order not to offend people.…He,she,him,her,his,hers
In writing, we can use (s)he, he/she, him/her or his/her to refer to both sexes at the same time. When speaking formally, we say he or she and his or her:…Suffixes-man, -master-womanand-ess
Many people feel that traditional uses of the suffixes -man, -master, -woman and -ess are sexist and outdated, so alternative, neutral forms are often used (m = male; f = female).…Nouns, adjectives and verbs withman
Some nouns, adjectives and verbs which include man are considered sexist nowadays. We can often use neutral alternatives:…sexist
noun[C]
disapprovinguk/ˈsek.sɪst/us/ˈsek.sɪst/someone whobelievesin orexpressessexistideas:
There are theold-fashionedsexists whobelieveshe is moreambitiousthan a woman should be.
They’re just sexists who don’t like anyprogressorequalitybetween thesexes.
- Thesepeopleas agroupare thebiggestracists,bigots, and sexists I haveevermet.
- Aslongas there areracistsor sexistsanywhere,minoritiesand women will bepaidless.
- Some men are sexists, but some women are just asbad.
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- ableist
- agism
- agist
- Anglocentric
- discriminate
- discrimination
- discriminatory
- elitism
- elitist
- one-sided
- one-sidedness
- one-way
- othering
- the old school tie
- unbalance
- unequal
- unequally
- uneven
- unevenly