anti-feminist
adjective
an·ti-fem·i·nist
ˌan-tē-ˈfe-mə-nist 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to feminism
… the obviously anti-feminist bias of these cultural and literary practices.—
Kirk Combe
Kirk Combe
anti-feminism
ˌan-tē-ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm
noun
ˌan-tī-
The current of anti-feminism which developed in the newer religious orders …
—Margaret W. Labarge
Margaret W. Labarge
anti-feminist
noun
… a publicly abusive faction of men's right advocates and anti-feminists …
—Grant Barrett
Grant Barrett
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Other must reads Tracing the roots of today’s anti-feminist backlash.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
He was best known as a conservative activist, the former right-hand man to influential anti-feminist icon Phyllis Schlafly and a loyal Trump surrogate.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2025
While the slams were generally focused on the idea of the trip, which celebrities such as Olivia Munn, Amy Schumer, and Jessica Chastain cited as excessive and anti-feminist, Allen's comments were about her fellow artist.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
According to Murphy, the manosphere is a collection of websites, forums, and content centered on male interests, often with an anti-feminist perspective.
—Samantha Mann, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
At a time when young men are being radicalized by anti-feminist, pro-misogynistic content, the account aims to surface something more equalizing on the For You Pages of young people.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
Rights activists view the term as dehumanizing and an anti-LGBTQ and anti-feminist trope.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Appearing on an anti-feminist podcast in 2021, JD Vance compared his ambitions for a conservative takeover of America to U.S. policy in postwar Iraq.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
In China, for instance, the government has taken a sharply anti-feminist stance in recent years.
—Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
He was best known as a conservative activist, the former right-hand man to influential anti-feminist icon Phyllis Schlafly and a loyal Trump surrogate.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2025
While the slams were generally focused on the idea of the trip, which celebrities such as Olivia Munn, Amy Schumer, and Jessica Chastain cited as excessive and anti-feminist, Allen's comments were about her fellow artist.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
According to Murphy, the manosphere is a collection of websites, forums, and content centered on male interests, often with an anti-feminist perspective.
—Samantha Mann, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
At a time when young men are being radicalized by anti-feminist, pro-misogynistic content, the account aims to surface something more equalizing on the For You Pages of young people.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
Rights activists view the term as dehumanizing and an anti-LGBTQ and anti-feminist trope.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Appearing on an anti-feminist podcast in 2021, JD Vance compared his ambitions for a conservative takeover of America to U.S. policy in postwar Iraq.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
In China, for instance, the government has taken a sharply anti-feminist stance in recent years.
—Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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