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victim feminism

victim feminism noun: a form of feminism predicated on the idea that women are weak or lack agency and therefore need to be protected.

Noun

victim feminism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) A form of feminism predicated on the idea that women are weak or lack agency and therefore need to be protected.
    • In the field of sexuality, victim feminism is anti-sexual whereas power feminism believes that what every woman does with her body and in her bed is her own business.2005, Drude von der Fehr, Anna Jonasdottir, Bente Rosenbeck, Is There A Nordic Feminism?, page 216
    • Wolf offers a long list of attributes of victim feminism that she detects in a host of feminist activities, institutions, and texts.2007, Alyson Manda Cole, The Cult of True Victimhood, page 50

Questions about victim feminism

What does victim feminism mean?
Victim feminism means a form of feminism predicated on the idea that women are weak or lack agency and therefore need to be protected.
What part of speech is victim feminism?
Victim feminism is a noun.

Words near victim feminism in the dictionary

  1. Vict.
  2. victicrat
  3. victicrats
  4. victim
  5. victim blaming
  6. victim feminism
  7. victim impact statement
  8. victim impact statements
  9. victim mentalities
  10. victim mentality
  11. victim of one's own success

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