straight supremacy
straight supremacy noun: an ideology or system that holds that straight sexual orientation is superior and privileges straight people.
Noun
straight supremacy (uncountable)
- An ideology or system that holds that straight sexual orientation is superior and privileges straight people.
- Straight supremacy is not just a personal problem; the problem is a system of power and privilege that straight folks can also choose to resist. The notion that queers seek “special rights” obscures the real power now being exercised to preserve special and exclusive rights for 'one man and one...1997, Scott Tucker, The Queer Question: Essays on Desire and Democracy, South End Press, →ISBN, page 190
- We live not only in a racialized society, but also in a class system, a patriarchal system, and one of straight supremacy, able-bodied supremacy, and Christian hegemony. These other forms of privilege, and the oppression experienced by those who can't access them, mediate but never fully eradicate...2011 September 1, Tim Wise, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, Catapult, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- hetero-supremacy, heterosupremacy
Examples of straight supremacy in a sentence
- Straight supremacy is not just a personal problem; the problem is a system of power and privilege that straight folks can also choose to resist.1997, Scott Tucker, The Queer Question: Essays on Desire and Democracy, South End Press, →ISBN, page 190:
- We live not only in a racialized society, but also in a class system, a patriarchal system, and one of straight supremacy, able-bodied supremacy, and Christian hegemony.2011 September 1, Tim Wise, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, Catapult, →ISBN:
Synonyms of straight supremacy
Antonyms
- gay supremacy
- queer supremacy
Origin of straight supremacy
By analogy with white supremacy.
Questions about straight supremacy
- What does straight supremacy mean?
- Straight supremacy means an ideology or system that holds that straight sexual orientation is superior and privileges straight people.
- How do you use straight supremacy in a sentence?
- Straight supremacy is not just a personal problem; the problem is a system of power and privilege that straight folks can also choose to resist.
- What part of speech is straight supremacy?
- Straight supremacy is a noun.
Words near straight supremacy in the dictionary
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