Feminazi is a term originated from the junction of "feminist" and "Nazi", used pejoratively for describe the extreme or radical behavior of women who fight for equal rights between men and women.
He makes reference to the extreme or radical character posture of women who consider themselves feminists and militate for equal rights.
In these cases, the militant woman has a combative posture, with speeches proclaimed in aggressive tones, which ends up thinking that this is a misandric speech, of aversion to men.
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The term was first used in 1990 by broadcaster Rush Limbaugh to refer to women who at the time advocated termination of pregnancy. Speaking of him, Rush claimed that the most important thing in life for a feminist was to ensure that as many abortions as possible would be performed.
However, the term has been more popularized nowadays, taking proportions that go beyond reproductive rights, further intensifying the feminist struggle for equal rights.
The media and the internet, with the invention of social networks, are spaces where it is possible to find several cases where
the use of the term feminazi is used to delegitimize or mischaracterize the speech space given to a feminist woman.Learn more about Feminism.
Difference between feminazi and feminism
Although they are considered similar terms by critics of the feminist movement, there are significant differences between "feminazi" and "feminism".
Feminism, as an action, seeks to guarantee women's rights and place them on an equal footing with men. The term feminazi or feminazism, on the other hand, was created with the intention of disparaging feminist women with a more radical stance.
As the term also makes a reference to Nazism, it is common to associate the feminist struggle as a apology for the superiority of women over men (Femism), as the movement itself did Nazi.
See also the meaning of Nazism and femism.