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Feminazi is a term used to negatively characterize those the speaker wishes to depict as extreme or militant feminists. Popularized by radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, it is used in North America by some social conservatives to refer to feminists whom they perceive as extremist. Feminazi is a portmanteau of the nouns feminist and Nazi.

Usage

The on-line version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term as used in a "usually disparaging" manner, to describe "an extreme or militant feminist".

Controversy over definition

The term was popularized by conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, who credited his friend Tom Hazlett, a professor of law and economics at George Mason University, with coining the term, in his book The Way Things Ought to Be. "I prefer to call the most obnoxious feminists what they really are: feminazis. Tom Hazlett, a good friend who is an esteemed and highly regarded professor of economics at the University of California at Davis, coined the term to describe any female who is intolerant of any point of view that challenges militant feminism."

Since then, due to the controversy over his use of the term, Limbaugh has found it expedient to defend his use of it, and make distinctions and changes in its use, although he most consistently uses it to describe pro-life activists. These changes have themselves created controversy.

"'Feminazi': Widely misunderstood by most to simply mean 'feminist'. Not so, boob ala. A Feminazi is a feminist to whom the most important thing in life is ensuring that as many abortions as possible occur. There are fewer than twenty-five known Feminazis in the United States…" -Limbaugh, 1992

Limbaugh has expanded the list of people he calls feminazis since 1992.

Criticism

Gloria Steinem said in an interview, "Hitler came to power against the strong feminist movement in Germany, padlocked the family planning clinics, and declared abortion a crime against the state—all views that more closely resemble Rush Limbaugh’s."

See also

• Antifeminism

References

1. "feminazi". Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
2. ^ Online dictionary
3. ^ Rush H. Limbaugh, The Way Things Ought to Be, Pocket Books, 1992 p.193
4. ^ Limbaugh defended his use of term "feminazi" as "right" and "accurate"
5. Lying Liar
6. Rush H. Limbaugh, The Way Things Ought to Be, Pocket Books, 1992 p.296
7. Britt Gillette, The Dittohead's Guide to Adult Beverages, Regnery Publishing, 2005, page xii
8. Meet the New Rush, Same as the Old Rush; A Media Matters for America Analysis of The Rush Limbaugh Show 26 April 04"
9. Limbaugh lashed out at Media Matters and NBC, having declined invitation from Today to respond
10. "Repeating "feminazi" comment, Limbaugh reprises familiar theme". 6 Jan 06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
11. Ask Gloria (second question down)

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• Words coined in the 1990s