victim feminism

Definitions

A form of feminism predicated on the idea that women are weak or lack agency and therefore need to be protected.

derogatory, uncountable

Examples

“In the field of sexuality, victim feminism is anti-sexual whereas power feminism believes that what every woman does with her body and in her bed is her own⟳ business.”

“Wolf offers a long list of attributes of victim feminism that she detects in a host⟳ of feminist activities, institutions, and texts.”

“[…] in the service of new narratives in which victim feminism is presented not just as obsolete or wrong-minded, but as perniciously victimizing.”

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