sextremism
sextremism noun: an extreme form of feminist activism.
Noun
sextremism (uncountable)
- An extreme form of feminist activism.
- Femen is originally a Ukrainian women's group that applies "sextremism" to draw attention to equality and democracy issues.2013, vivapa...@aol.com, “Topless Femen Activists Target Swedish Mosque”, in alt.politics (Usenet)
- The activist group, which says that it is based on "sextremism, atheism and feminism," was apparently trying to protest against patriarchy and the Vatican's pro-life views. According to EuroNews.com, the woman was identified as 20-year-old philosophy student Josephine Witt.2013, GLOBALIST, “Here is how mature adult women demonstate their political believes-they rub your face into their vaginas.”, in soc.retirement (Usenet)
Examples of sextremism in a sentence
- Sextremism is the main new form of feminist activism developed by Femen.2014, Galia Ackerman, Femen:
- Their ideology centers around "sextremism" and feminism.2016, anonymous author, “'Victory of all feminists': FEMEN wins right to topless protest in France”, in alt.prophecies.nostradamus (Usenet):
Origin of sextremism
Blend of sex + extremism.
Questions about sextremism
- What does sextremism mean?
- Sextremism means an extreme form of feminist activism.
- How do you use sextremism in a sentence?
- Sextremism is the main new form of feminist activism developed by Femen.
- What part of speech is sextremism?
- Sextremism is a noun.
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