femme-Naziとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Portmanteau of feminist and Nazi, popularized by politically conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh, who credited his friend Tom Hazlett, a professor of law and economics at George Mason University, with coining the term.^[1] However, this term or one similar may have been independently coined earlier.

名詞

feminazi (複数形 feminazis)

1. (米国用法, pejorative, derogatory) A radical or militant feminist, perceived to be intolerant of opposing views.

使用する際の注意点

• Limbaugh has specified that the term refers to "a feminist to whom the most important thing in life is ensuring that as many abortions as possible occur," saying at one point that, "There are fewer than twenty-five known Feminazis in the United States."^[2][3] However, in practice the term has been used in a much wider context.

参照

1. ^ Rush H. Limbaugh, The Way Things Ought to Be, Pocket Books, 1992, p.193
2. ^ Rush H. Limbaugh, The Way Things Ought to Be, Pocket Books, 1992, p.296
3. ^ Britt Gillette, The Dittohead's Guide to Adult Beverages, Regnery Publishing, 2005, page xii