Citations:meninism

English citations of meninism

Noun: "a movement or philosophy, often presented satirically, in favour of the rights and interests of men"

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• 1996, Patrick Warren, "Stick to bacon, Todd" (letter to the editor), Imprint (University of Waterloo), Volume 19, Number 5, 28 June 1996, page 9:

  As a man whose primary interests include neither beer nor bacon, I strongly object to the suggestion that these are issues which would define "the concepts and ideals of meninism." Furthermore, the idea of "meninism" does not currently exist as a movement because men's issues are in no way underrepresented in mainstream culture.

• 1997 July 20, Rabbit Information Service [username], “Why is alt.feminism full of males?”, in alt.feminism‎^[1] (Usenet):

  What is it with you guys, can't you start your own alt.meninism without cluttering up feminism with your convaluted^[sic] postings?

• 1997 December 28, Carol Ann Hemingway, “Re: FEMINISM IS IRRELEVANT”, in soc.men‎^[2] (Usenet):

  The really great thing about feminism, or meninism, is that as we become more and more egalitarian, there will be less of a need for either.

• 1999 September 8, Pargeon [username], “Re: I'm thru being a feminist enabler!”, in soc.men‎^[3] (Usenet):

  Again, Young is not considered anyone of importance to the feminists I, myself know. If she's important to meninism, then it is they who will likely support her lifestyle by purchase of her book.

• 2002 November 15, Proper collar [username], “Meninism more relevant than ever! Men in the united states are still discriminated against!”, in alt.feminism‎^[4] (Usenet):
• 2005 March 14, Society [username], “Re: Desperate to be housewives: young women yearn for 1950s role as stay-at-home mums”, in soc.men‎^[5] (Usenet):

  The lack of a 'meninism' movement demonstrates men's moral superiority.

• 2015, Jessica Lu, "Hate in a Hashtag", The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College), Volume 172, Number 12, 21 January 2015, page 4:

  Meninism is an anti-feminism movement that's old news, but has blown up on social media recently, gaining followers with its unapologetic misogynistic message.

• 2015, Jay Woofter, "#Meninists Twitter trend reacts to feminism", The Collegian (Kansas State University), Volume 120, Number 82, 29 January 2015, page 3:

  One question to ask, however, is if meninism could be taken seriously, or if it really is just an online joke.

• 2015, Destiny Wilborn, "Meninists 'Take a Stand': Social Media Trend Degrades Equality Movement", Talon (Staley High School, Kansas City, Missouri), Volume 7, Issue 3, February 2015, page 5:

  The more common version of meninism is the indication that men are becoming lesser than women and are losing their rights.

• 2015, Erin Truong, "Meninism receives mixed feelings", The Matador (San Gabriel High School, San Gabriel), Volume 60, Number 6, 11 February 2015, page 4:

  Though many meninists screamed misandry when feminists flocked to confront the underlying chauvinism of the movement, in reality, meninism is nothing but an expression of bigotry by entitled adolescents with more interest in fraternities than social justice.

• 2015, Emmily Nguyen, "Meninism jokes ridicule female oppression", The Daily Aztec (San Diego State University), Volume 101, Issue 49, 9 March 2015 - 11 March 2015, page 5:

  The meninism movement on Twitter hurts all, regardless of gender.

• 2015, Natalie Schueddekopp, "The faults of #meninists", The Altitude (Hanford High School, Richland, Washington), Volume 15, Issue 4, 19 March 2015, page 16:

  Meninism is not a joke. Hundreds of thousands of men and women supporting blatant misogyny and the ideals that have set back and oppressed women for as long as they've been alive is not a joke.

• 2015, Lauria Galbraith, "Bring Your Own Juice brings all the laughs", The McGill Daily (McGill University), Volume 104, Issue 24, 30 March 2015, page 40:

  Anyone who has ever had to deal with an arrogant musician would have appreciated the sketch that featured a pretentious punk boy telling a girl that he knows all about "feminism and equality and meninism."