masculinist
noun
mas·cu·lin·ist
ˈma-skyə-lə-(ˌ)nist 
: an advocate of male superiority or dominance
masculinist
adjective
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In other words, testosterone is a kind of masculinist delusion, a device to fool yourself into thinking that there are actual physiological and psychological differences between men and women.
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Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 29 June 2018
Several pieces use the trappings of domesticity to take on painting’s masculinist history.
—The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2017
Whether through the high masculinist drag of Hannibal or the campy verbal wit of Pushing Daisies, Fuller celebrates a panoply of queer identities beyond simply representing them.
—Manuel Betancourt, The Atlantic, 11 June 2017
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Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 29 June 2018
Several pieces use the trappings of domesticity to take on painting’s masculinist history.
—The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2017
Whether through the high masculinist drag of Hannibal or the campy verbal wit of Pushing Daisies, Fuller celebrates a panoply of queer identities beyond simply representing them.
—Manuel Betancourt, The Atlantic, 11 June 2017
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“Masculinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masculinist. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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