meninism

English

Etymology

Blend of men +‎ feminism.

Noun

meninism (uncountable)

1. A movement or philosophy, often presented satirically, in favour of the rights and interests of men.
   • 1996, Patrick Warren, "Stick to bacon, Todd" (letter to the editor), Imprint (University of Waterloo), Volume 19, Number 5, 28 June 1996, page 9:

     As a man whose primary interests include neither beer nor bacon, I strongly object to the suggestion that these are issues which would define "the concepts and ideals of meninism." Furthermore, the idea of "meninism" does not currently exist as a movement because men's issues are in no way underrepresented in mainstream culture.

   • 1997 December 28, Carol Ann Hemingway, “Re: FEMINISM IS IRRELEVANT”, in soc.men‎^[1] (Usenet):

     The really great thing about feminism, or meninism, is that as we become more and more egalitarian, there will be less of a need for either.

   • 2015, Jay Woofter, "#Meninists Twitter trend reacts to feminism", The Collegian (Kansas State University), Volume 120, Number 82, 29 January 2015, page 3:

     One question to ask, however, is if meninism could be taken seriously, or if it really is just an online joke.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:meninism.

Related terms

• meninist

See also

• masculism, masculinism