himpathetic

Definitions

Exhibiting or pertaining to himpathy; inappropriately sympathetic to men or boys, especially ones guilty of sexual transgressions.

Examples

“Yet it would be a mistake⟳ to view⟳ them as on a different plane of moral obtuseness, as opposed to merely being on the extreme end⟳ of a himpathetic spectrum on which many of us lie⟳. Brock Turner's defenders exhibited forgiving tendencies, ...”

“But in a himpathetic world view⟳ this does make⟳ sense⟳ because the question⟳ we are invited to ask⟳ is what does it mean⟳ for him? That Kavanaugh's (and, to an extent, Thomas's) privilege is such that his greatest fear is the loss of his name⟳ […]”

“This was picked up and repeated by women in the media who were “himpathetic” to the idea. Trump's win⟳ “gives us an opportunity to reflect⟳ on how badly misogynist forces can distort our thinking and bias our reasoning” (Manne 2019, 250).”

“When a woman fails to give⟳ a man what he's supposedly owed, she will often face⟳ punishment and reprisal — whether from him, his himpathetic supporters, or the misogynistic social structures in [society].”

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