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Misandry (/ mɪsˈændri /) is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men or boys. [1][2] Men's rights activists (MRAs) and other masculinist groups have characterized modern laws concerning divorce, domestic violence, conscription, circumcision (known as male genital mutilation by opponents), and treatment of male rape victims as ...
Chad (slang) In modern slang, "Chad" refers to a stereotypical alpha male who embodies traditional masculine traits, such as being physically attractive, confident, charismatic, and sexually successful. The term is often used humorously or ironically to describe someone who fits this mold, and can be seen as a caricature of toxic masculinity.
Queer is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender. [1][2] Originally meaning 'strange' or 'peculiar', queer came to be used pejoratively against LGBT people in the late 19th century. From the late 1980s, queer activists began to reclaim the word as a neutral or positive self-description. [3][4][5]
LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak, queer slang, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ+ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ+ community identify themselves and speak in code with brevity and speed to others.
e. The word cisgender (often shortened to cis; sometimes cissexual) describes a person whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth, i.e., someone who is not transgender. [1][2][3] The prefix cis- is Latin and means on this side of. The term cisgender was coined in 1994 as an antonym to transgender, and entered into ...
e. The gender binary (also known as gender binarism) [1][2][3] is the classification of gender into two distinct forms of masculine and feminine, whether by social system, cultural belief, or both simultaneously. [A] Most cultures use a gender binary, having two genders (boys / men and girls / women). [4][5][6] In this binary model, gender and ...
v. t. e. Misogyny (/ mɪˈsɒdʒɪni /) is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls. It is a form of sexism that can keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the social roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely practised for thousands of years. It is reflected in art, literature, human societal ...
Simp. Simp (/ sɪmp / ⓘ) is an internet slang term describing someone who shows excessive sympathy and attention toward another person, typically to someone who does not reciprocate the same feelings, in pursuit of affection or a sexual relationship. [1][2] This behavior, known as simping, [3] is carried out toward a variety of targets ...